netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/5] net: move skb->xmit

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Message-Id: <20190401.183521.1106789516744071546.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Mon, 01 Apr 2019 18:35:21 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     fw@...len.de
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, brouer@...hat.com, eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/5] net: move skb->xmit_more to percpu
 softnet data

From: Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
Date: Mon,  1 Apr 2019 16:42:12 +0200

> Eric Dumazet mentioned we could place xmit_more hint in same
> spot as device xmit recursion counter, instead of using
> an sk_buff flag bit.
> 
> This series places xmit_recursion counter and xmit_more hint
> in softnet data, filling a hole.
> 
> After this, skb->xmit_more is always zero.  Drivers are converted
> to use "netdev_xmit_more()" helper instead.
> 
> Last patch removes the skb->xmit_more flag.

I really like this, series applied.

Thanks Florian.