netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: openvswitch: do not update max_headroom if new headroom is equal to old headroom

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Date:   Fri, 12 Jul 2019 15:18:46 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     ap420073@...il.com
Cc:     pshelar@....org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, dev@...nvswitch.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: openvswitch: do not update max_headroom
 if new headroom is equal to old headroom

From: Taehee Yoo <ap420073@...il.com>
Date: Sat,  6 Jul 2019 01:08:09 +0900

> When a vport is deleted, the maximum headroom size would be changed.
> If the vport which has the largest headroom is deleted,
> the new max_headroom would be set.
> But, if the new headroom size is equal to the old headroom size,
> updating routine is unnecessary.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Taehee Yoo <ap420073@...il.com>

I don't think Taehee should be punished because it took several days
to get someone to look at and review and/or test this patch and
meanwhile the net-next tree closed down.

I ask for maintainer review as both a courtesy and a way to lessen
my workload.  But if that means patches rot for days in patchwork
I'm just going to apply them after my own review.

So I'm applying this now.