netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: move xdp_prog field in RX cache lines

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Date:   Tue, 25 Apr 2017 16:25:51 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: move xdp_prog field in RX cache lines

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:36:52 -0700

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> (struct net_device, xdp_prog) field should be moved in RX cache lines,
> reducing latencies when a single packet is received on idle host,
> since netif_elide_gro() needs it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Sure, applied, thanks Eric!