netdev - Re: [PATCH] sky2: skb recycling

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Message-ID: <48FE34AF.8050508@hp.com>
Date:	Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:59:43 -0700
From:	Rick Jones <rick.jones2@...com>
To:	shemminger@...tta.com
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, jgarzik@...ox.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sky2: skb recycling

David Miller wrote:
> From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
> Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:09:22 -0700
> 
> 
>>Add support for recycling tx buffers into receive buffers.
>>This is experimental at this point.
>>
>>Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
> 
> 
> Experimental, but do you have any performance data at all?
> Just curious...

I've not had a good emily litella moment all day so I'll ask - is there 
really that much in the way of suitable skb's which are completely free 
after transmit completion?

rick jones
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