netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: connect() from bound sockets can be faster

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Date:	Wed, 27 May 2015 14:31:43 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	cdleonard@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: connect() from bound sockets can be
 faster

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 10:46:02 -0700

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> __inet_hash_connect() does not use its third argument (port_offset)
> if socket was already bound to a source port.
> 
> No need to perform useless but expensive md5 computations.
> 
> Reported-by: Crestez Dan Leonard <cdleonard@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Looks great, applied, thanks Eric!
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