netdev - [PATCH net-next v2 1/7] tcp: only initialize sockcm tsflags field

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Message-ID: <20250212021142.1497449-2-willemdebruijn.kernel@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 21:09:47 -0500
From: Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>
To: netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc: davem@...emloft.net,
	kuba@...nel.org,
	edumazet@...gle.com,
	pabeni@...hat.com,
	dsahern@...nel.org,
	horms@...nel.org,
	Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v2 1/7] tcp: only initialize sockcm tsflags field

From: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>

TCP only reads the tsflags field. Don't bother initializing others.

Signed-off-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>
---
 net/ipv4/tcp.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 992d5c9b2487..5798a900b7bf 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ int tcp_sendmsg_locked(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 		/* 'common' sending to sendq */
 	}
 
-	sockcm_init(&sockc, sk);
+	sockc = (struct sockcm_cookie) { .tsflags = READ_ONCE(sk->sk_tsflags)};
 	if (msg->msg_controllen) {
 		err = sock_cmsg_send(sk, msg, &sockc);
 		if (unlikely(err)) {
-- 
2.48.1.502.g6dc24dfdaf-goog