netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] tcp: tso defer improvements

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Date:   Sun, 11 Nov 2018 13:55:23 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     edumazet@...gle.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, soheil@...gle.com, eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] tcp: tso defer improvements

From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2018 06:41:28 -0800

> This series makes tcp_tso_should_defer() a bit smarter :
> 
> 1) MSG_EOR gives a hint to TCP to not defer some skbs
> 
> 2) Second patch takes into account that head tstamp
>    can be in the future.
> 
> 3) Third patch uses existing high resolution state variables
>    to have a more precise heuristic.

This stuff is fantastic, series applied.