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Date:      Fri, 16 Sep 2005 16:37:10 +0400
From:      Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Yar Tikhiy <yar@comp.chem.msu.su>
Cc:        cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/net if_vlan.c
Message-ID:  <20050916123710.GX53891@cell.sick.ru>
In-Reply-To: <20050916123421.GB23109@comp.chem.msu.su>
References:  <200509161144.j8GBihiM082730@repoman.freebsd.org> <20050916115312.GT53891@cell.sick.ru> <20050916123421.GB23109@comp.chem.msu.su>

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On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 04:34:21PM +0400, Yar Tikhiy wrote:
Y> On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 03:53:12PM +0400, Gleb Smirnoff wrote:
Y> > On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 11:44:43AM +0000, Yar Tikhiy wrote:
Y> > Y> yar         2005-09-16 11:44:43 UTC
Y> > Y> 
Y> > Y>   FreeBSD src repository
Y> > Y> 
Y> > Y>   Modified files:
Y> > Y>     sys/net              if_vlan.c 
Y> > Y>   Log:
Y> > Y>   Test the new M_VLANTAG packet flag before calling
Y> > Y>   m_tag_locate().  This adds little overhead of a simple
Y> > Y>   bitwise operation in case hardware VLAN acceleration
Y> > Y>   is on, yet saves the more expensive function call if
Y> > Y>   the acceleration is off.
Y> > Y>   
Y> > Y>   Reviewed by:    ru, glebius
Y> > Y>   X-MFC-after:    6.0
Y> >      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Y> > 			Why?
Y> 
Y> 'Cause it's more about code consistency than stability, or performance,
Y> or features.  So I'd rather not bother re@ with this when they are
Y> being flooded with really important bugfixes.  It shouldn't be the
Y> extra m_tag_locate() call that is likely to be a bottleneck in 6.0 ;)

Not a bottleneck, but a significant processing addon for every
inbound packet.

If you don't mind I will request MFC from re@ after some testing.

-- 
Totus tuus, Glebius.
GLEBIUS-RIPN GLEB-RIPE



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