netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: add prefetch() in skb_defer_free

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Message-Id: 
 <176257141699.1234263.4526493629944891765.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2025 03:10:16 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, horms@...nel.org,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: add prefetch() in skb_defer_free_flush()

Hello:

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

On Thu,  6 Nov 2025 08:55:00 +0000 you wrote:
> skb_defer_free_flush() is becoming more important these days.
> 
> Add a prefetch operation to reduce latency a bit on some
> platforms like AMD EPYC 7B12.
> 
> On more recent cpus, a stall happens when reading skb_shinfo().
> Avoiding it will require a more elaborate strategy.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] net: add prefetch() in skb_defer_free_flush()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/fd9557c3606b

You are awesome, thank you!
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