netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 7/7] tcp: inet6_csk

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Message-ID: <CAAVpQUAmYiXb=UHLQp2h9pTzGHyrH+ni8kk+2FqkN7dAvJ4dzw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2026 13:50:43 -0800
From: Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@...gle.com>
To: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Cc: "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, 
	Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>, 
	Neal Cardwell <ncardwell@...gle.com>, David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org, 
	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 7/7] tcp: inet6_csk_xmit() optimization

On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 9:34 AM Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com> wrote:
>
> After prior patches, inet6_csk_xmit() can reuse inet->cork.fl.u.ip6
> if __sk_dst_check() returns a valid dst.
>
> Otherwise call inet6_csk_route_socket() to refresh inet->cork.fl.u.ip6
> content and get a new dst.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@...gle.com>