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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: dont update dev->trans_start
Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 01:47:32 -0700 (PDT)
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From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 12:00:41 +0200

> Second round of drivers for Gb cards (and NIU one I forgot in the 10GB round)
> 
> Now that core network takes care of trans_start updates, dont do it
> in drivers themselves, if possible. Drivers can avoid one cache miss
> (on dev->trans_start) in their start_xmit() handler.
> 
> Exceptions are NETIF_F_LLTX drivers
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>

Applied.