netdev - [PATCH v4 net-next 0/3] tcp: better TCP_SKB

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Date:	Sat, 27 Sep 2014 09:50:54 -0700
From:	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
To:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Yuchung Cheng <ycheng@...gle.com>,
	Neal Cardwell <ncardwell@...gle.com>,
	Christoph Paasch <christoph.paasch@...ouvain.be>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 net-next 0/3] tcp: better TCP_SKB_CB layout

TCP had the assumption that IPCB and IP6CB are first members of skb->cb[]

This is fine, except that IPCB/IP6CB are used in TCP for a very short time
in input path.

What really matters for TCP stack is to get skb->next,
TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq, and TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq in the same cache line.

skb that are immediately consumed do not care because whole skb->cb[] is
hot in cpu cache, while skb that sit in wocket write queue or receive queues
do not need TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->header at all.

This patch set implements the prereq for IPv4, IPv6, and TCP to make this
possible. This makes TCP more efficient.


Eric Dumazet (3):
  ipv4: rename ip_options_echo to __ip_options_echo()
  ipv6: add a struct inet6_skb_parm param to ipv6_opt_accepted()
  tcp: better TCP_SKB_CB layout to reduce cache line misses

 include/net/ip.h      | 15 ++++++++++++---
 include/net/ipv6.h    |  3 ++-
 include/net/tcp.h     | 12 ++++++------
 net/dccp/ipv6.c       |  2 +-
 net/ipv4/ip_options.c |  6 ++----
 net/ipv4/ip_output.c  |  8 +++++---
 net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c   | 29 ++++++++++++++++++-----------
 net/ipv4/tcp_output.c |  5 +++++
 net/ipv6/af_inet6.c   |  4 ++--
 net/ipv6/syncookies.c |  2 +-
 net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c   | 12 ++++++++++--
 11 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

-- 
2.1.0.rc2.206.gedb03e5

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