netdev - Re: [patch net-next RFC] tbf: handle gso skbs properly

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Date:	Fri, 15 Feb 2013 07:30:38 -0800
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
	jhs@...atatu.com, kuznet@....inr.ac.ru, j.vimal@...il.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next RFC] tbf: handle gso skbs properly

On Fri, 2013-02-15 at 13:44 +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote:

> +	segs = skb_gso_segment(skb, 0);

Try to find out how to avoid a full copy, if the device is SG capable.

maybe using 
	segs = skb_gso_segment(skb,
			netif_skb_features(skb) & ~NETIF_F_GSO_MASK);

Or something like that...

> +	if (IS_ERR(segs) || !segs)
> +		return false;
> +	__skb_unlink(skb, &qdisc->q);
> +	kfree_skb(skb);

consume_skb() would be nice here.




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