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Subject: Re: [PATCH -next 2/3 v2] bnx2: Add prefetches to rx path.
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From: "Michael Chan" <mchan@broadcom.com>
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 11:58:13 -0700

> Add prefetches of the skb and the next rx descriptor to speed up rx path.
> 
> Use prefetchw() for the skb [suggested by Eric Dumazet].
> 
> The rx descriptor is in skb->data which is mapped for streaming mode DMA.
> Eric Dumazet pointed out that we should not prefetch the data before
> dma_sync.  So we prefetch only if dma_sync is no_op on the system.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <mchan@broadcom.com>

Also applied, thanks!