netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: md5: add tcp_md5

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Message-Id: <20181130.132815.897048966999761674.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Fri, 30 Nov 2018 13:28:15 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     edumazet@...gle.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: md5: add tcp_md5_needed jump label

From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 15:03:21 -0800

> Most linux hosts never setup TCP MD5 keys. We can avoid a
> cache line miss (accessing tp->md5ig_info) on RX and TX
> using a jump label.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Also applied, thanks.