On Monday 31 December 2007 17:00, Patrick McHardy wrote: > Denys Vlasenko wrote: > > ip[6]_tables.c seem to abuse inline. > > > > This patch removes inlines except those which are used > > by packet matching code and thus are performance-critical. > > > > Some people also consider the ruleset replacement path performance > critical, but overall I agree with your patch. I'm travelling currently > though so it will take a few days until I'll apply it. > > Do you have some numbers that show the actual difference these > changes make? Before: $ size */*/*/ip*tables*.o text data bss dec hex filename 6402 500 16 6918 1b06 net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o 7130 500 16 7646 1dde net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.o After: $ size */*/*/ip*tables*.o text data bss dec hex filename 6307 500 16 6823 1aa7 net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o 7010 500 16 7526 1d66 net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.o -- vda - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
