linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] tun: avoid high-order page allocation for packet header

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Message-Id: <169172162221.18522.12671280608585780104.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date:   Fri, 11 Aug 2023 02:40:22 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Tahsin Erdogan <trdgn@...zon.com>
Cc:     willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com, jasowang@...hat.com,
        davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
        pabeni@...hat.com, herbert@...dor.apana.org.au,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] tun: avoid high-order page allocation for packet header

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Wed, 9 Aug 2023 09:47:52 -0700 you wrote:
> When gso.hdr_len is zero and a packet is transmitted via write() or
> writev(), all payload is treated as header which requires a contiguous
> memory allocation. This allocation request is harder to satisfy, and may
> even fail if there is enough fragmentation.
> 
> Note that sendmsg() code path limits the linear copy length, so this change
> makes write()/writev() and sendmsg() paths more consistent.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [v4] tun: avoid high-order page allocation for packet header
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/6231e47b6fad

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