linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ip[6]_tables.c: remove some inlines

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Message-ID: <4783A685.7070109@trash.net>
Date:	Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:36:21 +0100
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@...glemail.com>
CC:	Harald Welte <laforge@...monks.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Netfilter Development Mailinglist 
	<netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ip[6]_tables.c: remove some inlines

Denys Vlasenko wrote:
> On Monday 31 December 2007 17:00, Patrick McHardy wrote:
>> Denys Vlasenko wrote:
>>> ip[6]_tables.c seem to abuse inline.
>>>
>>> This patch removes inlines except those which are used
>>> by packet matching code and thus are performance-critical.
>>>   
>> Some people also consider the ruleset replacement path performance
>> critical, but overall I agree with your patch. I'm travelling currently
>> though so it will take a few days until I'll apply it.
>>
>> Do you have some numbers that show the actual difference these
>> changes make?
> 
> Before:
> 
> $ size */*/*/ip*tables*.o
>    text    data     bss     dec     hex filename
>    6402     500      16    6918    1b06 net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o
>    7130     500      16    7646    1dde net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.o
> 
> After:
> 
> $ size */*/*/ip*tables*.o
>    text    data     bss     dec     hex filename
>    6307     500      16    6823    1aa7 net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o
>    7010     500      16    7526    1d66 net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.o


Applied, thanks.
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