net: make struct net_device::min_header_len 8-bit
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PATCH 1/1 net: make struct net_device::min_header_len 8-bit
This field is never big enough to warrant 16-bitness.
8-bit accesses enjoy shorted encoding on i386/x86_64 than 16-bit accesses:
add/remove: 0/0 grow/shrink: 0/2 up/down: 0/-10 (-10)
function old new delta
loopback_setup 169 164 -5
ether_setup 148 143 -5
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include/linux/netdevice.h | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
include/linux/netdevice.h +1 -1
@@ -1715,7 +1715,7 @@ struct net_device {unsigned int max_mtu;unsigned short type;unsigned short hard_header_len; -unsigned short min_header_len; +unsigned char min_header_len;unsigned short needed_headroom;unsigned short needed_tailroom;
From: Alexey Dobriyan <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 11:25:26 +0300
Quoted 11 lines
This field is never big enough to warrant 16-bitness.
8-bit accesses enjoy shorted encoding on i386/x86_64 than 16-bit accesses:
add/remove: 0/0 grow/shrink: 0/2 up/down: 0/-10 (-10)
function old new delta
loopback_setup169 164 -5
ether_setup148 143 -5Signed-off-by Alexey Dobriyan <[email protected]>
Applied.