netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH 1/6] net: Split netdev_alloc_frag into __alloc_page_frag and add __napi_alloc

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Message-ID: <1418231580.27198.30.camel@edumazet-glaptop2.roam.corp.google.com>
Date:	Wed, 10 Dec 2014 09:13:00 -0800
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com>
Cc:	Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...hat.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, ast@...mgrid.com, davem@...emloft.net,
	brouer@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH 1/6] net: Split netdev_alloc_frag into
 __alloc_page_frag and add __napi_alloc_frag

On Wed, 2014-12-10 at 09:06 -0800, Alexander Duyck wrote:

> That is an interesting idea.  I wonder if there would be a similar
> benefit for small packets.  If nothing else I might try a few
> experiments with ixgbe to see if I can take advantage of something similar.

I was planning to submit a core infrastructure when net-next reopens, a
simple layer to use instead of alloc_page(), and immediately usable in
Intel drivers.



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