linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC 2/2] net: remove __skb_frag_set

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Date:   Tue, 9 May 2023 08:51:07 +0800
From:   Yunsheng Lin <linyunsheng@...wei.com>
To:     Simon Horman <simon.horman@...igine.com>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>,
        <virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
        <xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org>, <bpf@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        <davem@...emloft.net>, <kuba@...nel.org>, <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        <alexanderduyck@...com>, <jbrouer@...hat.com>,
        <ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 2/2] net: remove __skb_frag_set_page()

On 2023/5/8 22:31, Simon Horman wrote:
> On Mon, May 08, 2023 at 08:39:22PM +0800, Yunsheng Lin wrote:
>> The remaining users calling __skb_frag_set_page() with
>> page being NULL seems to doing defensive programming, as
>> shinfo->nr_frags is already decremented, so remove them.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Yunsheng Lin <linyunsheng@...wei.com>
> 
> ...
> 
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
>> index efaff5018af8..f3f08660ec30 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
>> @@ -1105,7 +1105,6 @@ static u32 __bnxt_rx_agg_pages(struct bnxt *bp,
>>  			unsigned int nr_frags;
>>  
>>  			nr_frags = --shinfo->nr_frags;
> 
> Hi Yunsheng,
> 
> nr_frags is now  unused, other than being set on the line above.
> Probably this local variable can be removed.

Yes, will remove that.
Thanks.