Re: [PATCH net-next 2/4] gro: add combined call_gro_receive() + INDIRECT_CALL_INET() helper

From: Paolo Abeni
Date: Fri Mar 19 2021 - 08:36:52 EST


On Fri, 2021-03-19 at 11:43 +0000, Alexander Lobakin wrote:
> I'm not sure if you did it on purpose in commit aaa5d90b395a7
> ("net: use indirect call wrappers at GRO network layer").
> Was that intentional

I must admit that 2y+ later my own intentions are not so clear to me
too;)

> for the sake of more optimized path for the
> kernels with moduled IPv6,

Uhm... no I guess that was more an underlook on my side.

> or I can replace INDIRECT_CALL_INET()
> with INDIRECT_CALL_2() here too?

If that build with IPV6=nmy, I would say yes.

> I want to keep GRO callbacks that
> make use of indirect call wrappers unified.

L4 will still need some special handling as ipv6 udp gro callbacks are
not builtin with CONFIG_IPV6=m :(

Cheers,

Paolo