linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/2] net: ipv4: allow directed broadcast routes to use dst hint

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Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 23:30:12 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Oscar Maes <oscmaes92@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/2] net: ipv4: allow directed broadcast
 routes to
 use dst hint

Hello:

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

On Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:46:40 +0200 you wrote:
> Currently, ip_extract_route_hint uses RTN_BROADCAST to decide
> whether to use the route dst hint mechanism.
> 
> This check is too strict, as it prevents directed broadcast
> routes from using the hint, resulting in poor performance
> during bursts of directed broadcast traffic.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v3,1/2] net: ipv4: allow directed broadcast routes to use dst hint
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/1b8c5fa0cb35
  - [net-next,v3,2/2] selftests: net: add test for dst hint mechanism with directed broadcast addresses
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/bd0d9e751b9b

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