netdev - Re: [PATCH net] stmmac: Revert "stmmac: align RX buffers"

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Date:   Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:46:10 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...roid.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Matteo Croce <mcroce@...ux.microsoft.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
        Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>,
        Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...s.st.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] stmmac: Revert "stmmac: align RX buffers"

On Fri, 20 Aug 2021 19:30:02 +0100 Marc Zyngier wrote:
> This reverts commit a955318fe67e ("stmmac: align RX buffers"),
> which breaks at least one platform (Nvidia Jetson-X1), causing
> packet corruption. This is 100% reproducible, and reverting
> the patch results in a working system again.
> 
> Given that it is "only" a performance optimisation, let's
> return to a known working configuration until we can have a
> good understanding of what is happening here.

Seems reasonable. Hopefully it wont discourage Matteo from revisiting
the optimization. Applied, thanks!