linux-kernel - RE: [RFC PATCH v7 08/19] Make __alloc

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Message-ID: <F2E9EB7348B8264F86B6AB8151CE2D791100848EA7@shsmsx502.ccr.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Wed, 9 Jun 2010 15:34:16 +0800
From:	"Xin, Xiaohui" <xiaohui.xin@...el.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
CC:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"mst@...hat.com" <mst@...hat.com>, "mingo@...e.hu" <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"herbert@...dor.apana.org.au" <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
	"jdike@...ux.intel.com" <jdike@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: RE: [RFC PATCH v7 08/19] Make __alloc_skb() to get external buffer.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Eric Dumazet [mailto:eric.dumazet@...il.com]
>Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 10:53 PM
>To: Xin, Xiaohui
>Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; kvm@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org;
>mst@...hat.com; mingo@...e.hu; davem@...emloft.net; herbert@...dor.apana.org.au;
>jdike@...ux.intel.com
>Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v7 08/19] Make __alloc_skb() to get external buffer.
>
>Le samedi 05 juin 2010 à 18:14 +0800, xiaohui.xin@...el.com a écrit :
>> From: Xin Xiaohui <xiaohui.xin@...el.com>
>> 	child->fclone = SKB_FCLONE_UNAVAILABLE;
>>  	}
>> +	/* Record the external buffer info in this field. It's not so good,
>> +	 * but we cannot find another place easily.
>> +	 */
>> +	shinfo->destructor_arg = ext_page;
>> +
>
>
>Yes this is a big problem, its basically using a cache line that was not
>touched before.
>

Did your patch which moves destructor_arg before frags[] also fix this?

Thanks
Xiaohui
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