Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 28 Nov 2022 11:54:50 +0200 | From | Leon Romanovsky <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] bnxt: Use generic HBH removal helper in tx path |
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On Wed, Nov 23, 2022 at 05:41:59PM +0100, Alexander Lobakin wrote: > From: Coco Li <lixiaoyan@google.com> > Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 15:27:40 -0800 > > > Eric Dumazet implemented Big TCP that allowed bigger TSO/GRO packet sizes > > for IPv6 traffic. See patch series: > > 'commit 89527be8d8d6 ("net: add IFLA_TSO_{MAX_SIZE|SEGS} attributes")' > > > > This reduces the number of packets traversing the networking stack and > > should usually improves performance. However, it also inserts a > > temporary Hop-by-hop IPv6 extension header. > > > > Using the HBH header removal method in the previous path, the extra header > > be removed in bnxt drivers to allow it to send big TCP packets (bigger > > TSO packets) as well. > > > > If bnxt folks could help with testing this patch on the driver (as I > > don't have access to one) that would be wonderful. Thank you! > > > > Tested: > > Compiled locally > > Please mark "potential" patches with 'RFC'. Then, if/when you get a > 'Tested-by:', you can spin a "true" v1.
We are getting ton of patches which are "compiled-only". I won't be such strict with them as long as they stated clearly about it.
Thanks
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