Re: [PATCH] net/core: fix wrong return value in __splice_segment

[Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@gmail.com>]

Pengtao He wrote:
> Return true immediately when the last segment is processed,
> without waiting for the next segment.

This can use a bit more explanation. Which unnecessary wait is
avoided.

The boolean return from __skb_splice_bits has a bit odd semantics. But
is ignored by its only caller anyway.

The relevant __splice_segment that can cause an early return is in the
frags loop. But I see no waiting operation in here.

Aside from that, the commit also should target [PATCH net-next],
assuuming that this is an optimization, not a fix.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Pengtao He <hept.hept.hept@gmail.com>
> ---
>  net/core/skbuff.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
> index ee0274417948..cc3339ab829a 100644
> --- a/net/core/skbuff.c
> +++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
> @@ -3114,6 +3114,9 @@ static bool __splice_segment(struct page *page, unsigned int poff,
>  		*len -= flen;
>  	} while (*len && plen);
>  
> +	if (!*len)
> +		return true;
> +
>  	return false;
>  }
>  
> -- 
> 2.49.0
>