netdev - Re: [PATCH 3/7] [NET]: uninline dev_alloc

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Message-Id: <20080327.175212.119805454.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:52:12 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	vda.linux@...glemail.com
Cc:	ilpo.jarvinen@...sinki.fi, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	acme@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/7] [NET]: uninline dev_alloc_skb, de-bloats a lot

From: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@...glemail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:36:59 +0100

> Can you add a comment which explains the intent?
> 
> +struct sk_buff *dev_alloc_skb(unsigned int length)
> +{
> +       /* There is more code here than it seems:
> +        * __dev_alloc_skb is an inline */
> +	return __dev_alloc_skb(length, GFP_ATOMIC);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_alloc_skb);

I've applied his patch already, if you want this comment
please submit the patch to add it and also please use
the correct formatting of the comment.
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