Thread (3 messages) 3 messages, 2 authors, 2016-08-20

Re: [PATCH net v2] sctp: linearize early if it's not GSO

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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Date: 2016-08-20 00:19:31
Also in: linux-sctp

From: Marcelo Ricardo Leitner <marcelo.leitner@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 14:58:35 -0300
Because otherwise when crc computation is still needed it's way more
expensive than on a linear buffer to the point that it affects
performance.

It's so expensive that netperf test gives a perf output as below:
 ...
Fixes: 3acb50c18d8d ("sctp: delay as much as possible skb_linearize")
Signed-off-by: Marcelo Ricardo Leitner <marcelo.leitner@gmail.com>
Applied and queued up for -stable.
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