netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: optimize some skb

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Message-Id: <20131206.125346.2255922273599914894.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Fri, 06 Dec 2013 12:53:46 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: optimize some skb_shinfo(skb) uses

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:31:30 -0800

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> Compiler doesn't know skb_shinfo(skb) pointer is usually constant.
> 
> By using a temporary variable, we help generating smaller code.
> 
> For example, tcp_init_nondata_skb() is inlined after this patch.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Applied.
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