netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] bnxt: use the NAPI skb allocation cache

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Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2023 10:50:22 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com,
 pabeni@...hat.com, michael.chan@...adcom.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] bnxt: use the NAPI skb allocation cache

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:

On Tue, 22 Aug 2023 14:51:42 -0700 you wrote:
> All callers of build_skb() (*) in bnxt are in NAPI context.
> The budget checking is somewhat convoluted because in the shared
> completion queue cases Rx packets are discarded by netpoll
> by forcing an error (E). But that happens before skb allocation.
> Only a call chain starting at __bnxt_poll_work() can lead to
> an skb allocation and it checks budget (b).
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] bnxt: use the NAPI skb allocation cache
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/e3b3a87967ce

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