netdev - Re: [RESEND] [PATCH] tcp: fix for splice receive when used with software LRO

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Date:	Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:09:35 +0300
From:	Octavian Purdila <opurdila@...acom.com>
To:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RESEND] [PATCH] tcp: fix for splice receive when used with software LRO

On Friday 20 June 2008, Jarek Poplawski wrote:

> This patch looks fine to me, but I wonder if, btw., this place can't
> be optimized a bit, so why can't we simply:
>
> 	if (spd_fill_page(spd, f->page, plen, poff, skb))
> 		goto err;
>
> in both cases, since nothing more can't be filled after this?

Yes, you are right. Here is the patch with your suggestions in place, tested. 

BTW, I have another trivial fix and a RFC related to tcp splice read that I've 
sent a while ago. Should I resend them as well? 

Thanks,
tavi

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