netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: Correct wrong skb_flow

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Date:   Thu, 10 May 2018 06:02:55 -0700
From:   Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:     gfree.wind@....163.com, davem@...emloft.net, daniel@...earbox.net,
        jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com, dsahern@...il.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: Correct wrong skb_flow_limit check when enable
 RPS



On 05/10/2018 01:28 AM, gfree.wind@....163.com wrote:
> From: Gao Feng <gfree.wind@....163.com>
> 
> The skb flow limit is implemented for each CPU independently. In the
> current codes, the function skb_flow_limit gets the softnet_data by
> this_cpu_ptr. But the target cpu of enqueue_to_backlog would be not
> the current cpu when enable RPS. As the result, the skb_flow_limit checks
> the stats of current CPU, while the skb is going to append the queue of
> another CPU. It isn't the expected behavior.
> 
> Now pass the softnet_data as a param to softnet_data to make consistent.
>

Please add a correct Fixes: tag

By doing so, you will likely add a CC: tag to make sure the author of the code
will receive your email and give feed back.

Thanks !