netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: add skb allocation flags to __pskb

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Date:	Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:41:08 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	octavian.purdila@...el.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, christoph.paasch@...ouvain.be
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: add skb allocation flags to __pskb_copy

From: Octavian Purdila <octavian.purdila@...el.com>
Date: Sun,  8 Jun 2014 01:19:29 +0300

> There are several instances where a __pskb_copy is immediately
> followed by an skb_clone. Add a new parameter to __pskb_copy to allow
> the skb to be allocated from the fclone cache and thus speed up
> subsequent skb_clone calls.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Octavian Purdila <octavian.purdila@...el.com>

These SKB_ALLOC_* values are really internal, let's not use them explicitly
outside of skbuff.h and skbuff.c

Change this interface to instead take a boolean, which when true will
cause and fclone allocation.

Thank you.
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