netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: generalize calculation of skb extensions length

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Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2023 18:30:50 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>@codeaurora.org
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
 pabeni@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 robimarko@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: generalize calculation of skb extensions
 length

Hello:

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

On Wed, 23 Aug 2023 11:28:38 +0200 you wrote:
> Remove the necessity to modify skb_ext_total_length() when new extension
> types are added.
> Also reduces the line count a bit.
> 
> With optimizations enabled the function is folded down to the same
> constant value as before during compilation.
> This has been validated on x86 with GCC 6.5.0 and 13.2.1.
> Also a similar construct has been validated on godbolt.org with GCC 5.1.
> In any case the compiler has to be able to evaluate the construct at
> compile-time for the BUILD_BUG_ON() in skb_extensions_init().
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v2] net: generalize calculation of skb extensions length
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/5d21d0a65b57

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