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SubjectRe: [PATCH V5 1/1] hv_netvsc: Use the xmit_more skb flag to optimize signaling the host
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From: KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 08:59:53 +0000

>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Joe Perches [mailto:joe@perches.com]
>> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2015 10:58 PM
>> To: KY Srinivasan
>> Cc: davem@davemloft.net; netdev@vger.kernel.org; linux-
>> kernel@vger.kernel.org; devel@linuxdriverproject.org; olaf@aepfle.de;
>> apw@canonical.com; jasowang@redhat.com
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH V5 1/1] hv_netvsc: Use the xmit_more skb flag to
>> optimize signaling the host
>>
>> On Sun, 2015-05-10 at 21:08 -0700, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
>> > Based on the information given to this driver (via the xmit_more skb flag),
>> > we can defer signaling the host if more packets are on the way. This will
>> help
>> > make the host more efficient since it can potentially process a larger batch
>> of
>> > packets. Implement this optimization.
>>
>> trivia:
>>
>> I think that indirecting
>> VMBUS_DATA_PACKET_FLAG_COMPLETTION_REQUESTED
>> into a non-const temporary isn't very useful.
>>
>> Whenever overly long identifiers like VMBUS_<FOO> is used,
>> I think that it'd be better to use it directly and ignore
>> 80 column warnings.
>
> Thanks Joe; if Dave agrees, I can send v6 of this patch out.

Sure, respin a v6.


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