netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/4] net: use skb_get

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Date:	Thu, 20 Mar 2014 18:37:58 -0700
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Tom Herbert <therbert@...gle.com>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/4] net: use skb_get_hash in tx queue selection

On Thu, 2014-03-20 at 18:31 -0700, Eric Dumazet wrote:

> Wouldn't it be faster to simply set skb->hash in providers (TCP, UDP),
> to that we do not add this test here ?
> 
> After packet has been a while in a qdisc, access to skb->sk_hash will
> likely trigger a cache line miss.

I meant access to skb->sk->sk_hash will likely trigger a cache line
miss.



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