netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: inline napi_skb_cache

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Message-Id: 
 <176847720679.3956289.12601442580224129560.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:40:06 +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: inline napi_skb_cache_get()

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>:

On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:15:15 +0000 you wrote:
> clang is inlining it already, gcc (14.2) does not.
> 
> Small space cost (215 bytes on x86_64) but faster sk_buff allocations.
> 
> $ scripts/bloat-o-meter -t net/core/skbuff.gcc.before.o net/core/skbuff.gcc.after.o
> add/remove: 0/1 grow/shrink: 4/1 up/down: 359/-144 (215)
> Function                                     old     new   delta
> __alloc_skb                                  471     611    +140
> napi_build_skb                               245     363    +118
> napi_alloc_skb                               331     416     +85
> skb_copy_ubufs                              1869    1885     +16
> skb_shift                                   1445    1413     -32
> napi_skb_cache_get                           112       -    -112
> Total: Before=59941, After=60156, chg +0.36%
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] net: inline napi_skb_cache_get()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/d4596891e72c

You are awesome, thank you!
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