netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] tg3: switch to build

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Date:	Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:11:16 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, eilong@...adcom.com, mchan@...adcom.com,
	mcarlson@...adcom.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] tg3: switch to build_skb() infrastructure

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:47:01 +0100

> This is very similar to bnx2x conversion, but simpler since no special
> alignement is required, so goal was not to reduce skb truesize.
> 
> Using build_skb() reduces cache line misses in the driver, since we
> use cache hot skb instead of cold ones. Number of in-flight sk_buff
> structures is lower, they are more likely recycled in SLUB caches
> while still hot.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
> CC: Matt Carlson <mcarlson@...adcom.com>
> CC: Michael Chan <mchan@...adcom.com>
> CC: Eilon Greenstein <eilong@...adcom.com>

I've applied this because I know Eric gave it a good testing :-)

I really like how the build_skb() interface allows us to overlap
the prefetch of skb->data with the allocation of the SKB metadata.
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