netdev - [PATCH][net-next] netlink: avoid to allocate full skb when sending to many devices

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Date:   Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:26:55 +0800
From:   Li RongQing <lirongqing@...du.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH][net-next] netlink: avoid to allocate full skb when sending to many devices

if skb->head is vmalloc address, when this skb is delivered, full
allocation for this skb is required, if there are many devices,
the full allocation will be called for every devices

now using the first time allocated skb when iterate other devices
to send, reduce full allocation and speedup deliver.

Signed-off-by: Zhang Yu <zhangyu31@...du.com>
Signed-off-by: Li RongQing <lirongqing@...du.com>
---
 net/netlink/af_netlink.c | 14 ++++++++------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index e3a0538ec0be..095b99e3c1fb 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -278,11 +278,11 @@ static bool netlink_filter_tap(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static int __netlink_deliver_tap_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
+static int __netlink_deliver_tap_skb(struct sk_buff **skb,
 				     struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *nskb;
-	struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
+	struct sock *sk = (*skb)->sk;
 	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
 	if (!net_eq(dev_net(dev), sock_net(sk)))
@@ -290,10 +290,12 @@ static int __netlink_deliver_tap_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	dev_hold(dev);
 
-	if (is_vmalloc_addr(skb->head))
-		nskb = netlink_to_full_skb(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (is_vmalloc_addr((*skb)->head)) {
+		nskb = netlink_to_full_skb(*skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		*skb = nskb;
+	}
 	else
-		nskb = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		nskb = skb_clone(*skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (nskb) {
 		nskb->dev = dev;
 		nskb->protocol = htons((u16) sk->sk_protocol);
@@ -318,7 +320,7 @@ static void __netlink_deliver_tap(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_tap_net *n
 		return;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(tmp, &nn->netlink_tap_all, list) {
-		ret = __netlink_deliver_tap_skb(skb, tmp->dev);
+		ret = __netlink_deliver_tap_skb(&skb, tmp->dev);
 		if (unlikely(ret))
 			break;
 	}
-- 
2.16.2