netdev - Re: [Patch net-next] net: remove skb_sender_cpu

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Date:	Mon, 29 Feb 2016 19:50:15 +0100
From:	Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
To:	Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [Patch net-next] net: remove skb_sender_cpu_clear()

On 02/28/2016 05:19 AM, Cong Wang wrote:
> After commit 52bd2d62ce67 ("net: better skb->sender_cpu and skb->napi_id cohabitation")
> skb_sender_cpu_clear() becomes empty and can be removed.
>
> Cc: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>

Wasn't the intention to keep this helper as a marker when packet
crosses domains from RX to TX, see discussion here:

   https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/527167/

Maybe better to rename it and add a comment into the helper to
make the intention more clear?