netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next V2] net: avoid irqsave in skb_defer_free

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Message-Id: <167454061739.14000.11446503028686934516.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date:   Tue, 24 Jan 2023 06:10:17 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@...hat.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, kuba@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
        edumazet@...gle.com, pabeni@...hat.com, jacob.e.keller@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next V2] net: avoid irqsave in skb_defer_free_flush

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (master)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Fri, 20 Jan 2023 13:07:43 +0100 you wrote:
> The spin_lock irqsave/restore API variant in skb_defer_free_flush can
> be replaced with the faster spin_lock irq variant, which doesn't need
> to read and restore the CPU flags.
> 
> Using the unconditional irq "disable/enable" API variant is safe,
> because the skb_defer_free_flush() function is only called during
> NAPI-RX processing in net_rx_action(), where it is known the IRQs
> are enabled.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,V2] net: avoid irqsave in skb_defer_free_flush
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/3176eb82681e

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