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    SubjectRe: [PATCH v2] tcp: splice as many packets as possible at once
    On Thu, Feb 05, 2009 at 11:52:58PM -0800, David Miller wrote:
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    > In fact we can optimize that even further in many ways, for example by
    > dropping the skb->data backed memory once the skb is queued to the
    > socket receive buffer. That will make skb->data buffer lifetimes
    > miniscule even under heavy receive load.

    Indeed, while I was doing the tun accounting stuff and reviewing
    the rx accounting users, it was apparent that we don't need to
    carry most of this stuff in our receive queues.

    This is almost the opposite of the skbless data idea for TSO.

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