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tcp: Apply device TSO segment limit earlier

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Cache the device gso_max_segs in sock::sk_gso_max_segs and use it to
limit the size of TSO skbs.  This avoids the need to fall back to
software GSO for local TCP senders.

Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Ben Hutchings
2012-07-30 16:11:42 +00:00
committed by David S. Miller
parent 7e6d06f0de
commit 1485348d24
5 changed files with 20 additions and 11 deletions
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include/net/sock.h
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@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ struct cg_proto;
* @sk_route_nocaps: forbidden route capabilities (e.g NETIF_F_GSO_MASK)
* @sk_gso_type: GSO type (e.g. %SKB_GSO_TCPV4)
* @sk_gso_max_size: Maximum GSO segment size to build
* @sk_gso_max_segs: Maximum number of GSO segments
* @sk_lingertime: %SO_LINGER l_linger setting
* @sk_backlog: always used with the per-socket spinlock held
* @sk_callback_lock: used with the callbacks in the end of this struct
@@ -338,6 +339,7 @@ struct sock {
netdev_features_t sk_route_nocaps;
int sk_gso_type;
unsigned int sk_gso_max_size;
u16 sk_gso_max_segs;
int sk_rcvlowat;
unsigned long sk_lingertime;
struct sk_buff_head sk_error_queue;