netdev - RE: [PATCH V1 net-next 1/1] hyperv: Enable sendbuf mechanism on the send path

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Date:	Wed, 30 Apr 2014 14:17:04 +0000
From:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>,
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"olaf@...fle.de" <olaf@...fle.de>,
	"apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
	"jasowang@...hat.com" <jasowang@...hat.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH V1 net-next 1/1] hyperv: Enable sendbuf mechanism on the
 send path



> -----Original Message-----
> From: K. Y. Srinivasan [mailto:kys@...rosoft.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 2:25 PM
> To: davem@...emloft.net; netdev@...r.kernel.org; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org; devel@...uxdriverproject.org; olaf@...fle.de;
> apw@...onical.com; jasowang@...hat.com
> Cc: KY Srinivasan
> Subject: [PATCH V1 net-next 1/1] hyperv: Enable sendbuf mechanism on the
> send path
> 
> We send packets using a copy-free mechanism (this is the Guest to Host
> transport via VMBUS). While this is obviously optimal for large packets, it may
> not be optimal for small packets. Hyper-V host supports a second mechanism
> for sending packets that is "copy based". We implement that mechanism in
> this patch.
> 
> In this version of the patch I have addressed a comment from David Miller.

David,

Please let me know if there is some other issue you want addressed in this patch.

Regards,

K. Y
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