netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] net: introduce skb_try

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Message-Id: <20120519.183545.964398493609844274.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sat, 19 May 2012 18:35:45 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, alexander.h.duyck@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] net: introduce skb_try_coalesce()

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 15:02:02 +0200

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> Move tcp_try_coalesce() protocol independent part to 
> skb_try_coalesce().
> 
> skb_try_coalesce() can be used in IPv4 defrag and IPv6 reassembly,
> to build optimized skbs (less sk_buff, and possibly less 'headers')
> 
> skb_try_coalesce() is zero copy, unless the copy can fit in destination
> header (its a rare case)
> 
> kfree_skb_partial() is also moved to net/core/skbuff.c and exported,
> because IPv6 will need it in patch (ipv6: use skb coalescing in
> reassembly).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> Cc: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>

Applied.
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