netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: remove redundant code in dev_hard_start

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Date:	Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:39:25 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, krkumar2@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: remove redundant code in
 dev_hard_start_xmit()

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:31:34 -0700

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> This reverts commit 068a2de57ddf4f4 (net: release dst entry while
> cache-hot for GSO case too)
> 
> Before GSO packet segmentation, we already take care of skb->dst if it
> can be released.
> 
> There is no point adding extra test for every segment in the gso loop.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Applied, thanks Eric.
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