The comment we have is just repeating what the code does.
Include the *reason* for the condition instead.
Cc: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c | 9 +++++++--
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
index 94cc0fa3e848..5bb70c692b1e 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
@@ -307,8 +307,13 @@ virtio_transport_stream_do_dequeue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
spin_unlock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
- /* We send a credit update only when the space available seen
- * by the transmitter is less than VIRTIO_VSOCK_MAX_PKT_BUF_SIZE
+ /* To reduce the number of credit update messages,
+ * don't update credits as long as lots of space is available.
+ * Note: the limit chosen here is arbitrary. Setting the limit
+ * too high causes extra messages. Too low causes transmitter
+ * stalls. As stalls are in theory more expensive than extra
+ * messages, we set the limit to a high value. TODO: experiment
+ * with different values.
*/
if (free_space < VIRTIO_VSOCK_MAX_PKT_BUF_SIZE) {
virtio_transport_send_credit_update(vsk,
--
MST
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