linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] gro: avoid checking for a failed search

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Date:   Tue, 1 Nov 2022 08:51:53 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Richard Gobert <richardbgobert@...il.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, pabeni@...hat.com,
        lixiaoyan@...gle.com, alexanderduyck@...com,
        steffen.klassert@...unet.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] gro: avoid checking for a failed search

On Mon, 24 Oct 2022 07:17:49 +0200 Richard Gobert wrote:
> After searching for a protocol handler in dev_gro_receive, checking for
> failure is redundant. Skip the failure code after finding the 
> corresponding handler.

Why does it matter? You see a measurable perf win?

Please fix the data on your system when you repost.