netdev - [net-next 3/9] ixgbe: Convert the normal transmit complete path to dev_consume_skb

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Date:	Thu,  2 Oct 2014 03:16:28 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	Rick Jones <rick.jones2@...com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	nhorman@...hat.com, sassmann@...hat.com, jogreene@...hat.com,
	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Subject: [net-next 3/9] ixgbe: Convert the normal transmit complete path to dev_consume_skb_any()

From: Rick Jones <rick.jones2@...com>

Convert the normal packet completion path to dev_consume_skb_any() so
packet drop profiling via dropwatch or perf top -G -e skb_kfree_skb
is not cluttered with false hits.

Compile tested only.  There is a dev_kfree_skb_any() in the routine
ixgbe_ptp_tx_hwtstamp() in ixgbe_ptp.c that looks like a conversion
candidate but I wasn't familiar enough with the code to pull the
trigger.

Signed-off-by: Rick Jones <rick.jones2@...com>
Tested-by: Phil Schmitt <phillip.j.schmitt@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 06ef5a3..2daf257 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ static bool ixgbe_clean_tx_irq(struct ixgbe_q_vector *q_vector,
 		total_packets += tx_buffer->gso_segs;
 
 		/* free the skb */
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(tx_buffer->skb);
+		dev_consume_skb_any(tx_buffer->skb);
 
 		/* unmap skb header data */
 		dma_unmap_single(tx_ring->dev,
-- 
1.9.3

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