[PATCH 0/3] virtio_net/virtio_ring.

[PATCH 0/3] virtio_net/virtio_ring.

[Rusty Russell]

Mainly for DaveM and MST to ack the first one, so I can apply the
second two.  Initializing the entire sg table is naive, but with cache
effects it only seems to help, so I didn't get fancy.

Cheers,
Rusty.

Rusty Russell (3):
  virtio_net: pass well-formed sgs to virtqueue_add_*()
  virtio_ring: assume sgs are always well-formed.
  virtio_ring: unify direct/indirect code paths.

 drivers/net/virtio_net.c     |   5 +-
 drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c | 192 ++++++++++++++++---------------------------
 2 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 124 deletions(-)

-- 
1.9.1

[PATCH 1/3] virtio_net: pass well-formed sgs to virtqueue_add_*()

[Rusty Russell]

This is the only driver which doesn't hand virtqueue_add_inbuf and
virtqueue_add_outbuf a well-formed, well-terminated sg.  Fix it,
so we can make virtio_add_* simpler.

pktgen results:
	modprobe pktgen
	echo 'add_device eth0' > /proc/net/pktgen/kpktgend_0
	echo nowait 1 > /proc/net/pktgen/eth0
	echo count 1000000 > /proc/net/pktgen/eth0
	echo clone_skb 100000 > /proc/net/pktgen/eth0
	echo dst_mac 4e:14:25:a9:30:ac > /proc/net/pktgen/eth0
	echo dst 192.168.1.2 > /proc/net/pktgen/eth0
	for i in `seq 20`; do echo start > /proc/net/pktgen/pgctrl; tail -n1 /proc/net/pktgen/eth0; done

Before:
  746547-793084(786421+/-9.6e+03)pps 346-367(364.4+/-4.4)Mb/sec (346397808-367990976(3.649e+08+/-4.5e+06)bps) errors: 0

After:
  767390-792966(785159+/-6.5e+03)pps 356-367(363.75+/-2.9)Mb/sec (356068960-367936224(3.64314e+08+/-3e+06)bps) errors: 0

Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
---
 drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 59caa06f34a6..31cac511b3c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -546,8 +546,8 @@ static int add_recvbuf_small(struct receive_queue *rq, gfp_t gfp)
 	skb_put(skb, GOOD_PACKET_LEN);
 
 	hdr = skb_vnet_hdr(skb);
+	sg_init_table(rq->sg, MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 2);
 	sg_set_buf(rq->sg, &hdr->hdr, sizeof hdr->hdr);
-
 	skb_to_sgvec(skb, rq->sg + 1, 0, skb->len);
 
 	err = virtqueue_add_inbuf(rq->vq, rq->sg, 2, skb, gfp);
@@ -563,6 +563,8 @@ static int add_recvbuf_big(struct receive_queue *rq, gfp_t gfp)
 	char *p;
 	int i, err, offset;
 
+	sg_init_table(rq->sg, MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 2);
+
 	/* page in rq->sg[MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1] is list tail */
 	for (i = MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1; i > 1; --i) {
 		first = get_a_page(rq, gfp);
@@ -899,6 +901,7 @@ static int xmit_skb(struct send_queue *sq, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (vi->mergeable_rx_bufs)
 		hdr->mhdr.num_buffers = 0;
 
+	sg_init_table(sq->sg, MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 2);
 	if (can_push) {
 		__skb_push(skb, hdr_len);
 		num_sg = skb_to_sgvec(skb, sq->sg, 0, skb->len);
-- 
1.9.1

[PATCH 2/3] virtio_ring: assume sgs are always well-formed.

[Rusty Russell]

We used to have several callers which just used arrays.  They're
gone, so we can use sg_next() everywhere, simplifying the code.

On my laptop, this slowed down vring_bench by 15%:

vring_bench before:
	936153354-967745359(9.44739e+08+/-6.1e+06)ns
vring_bench after:
	1061485790-1104800648(1.08254e+09+/-6.6e+06)ns

However, a more realistic test using pktgen on a AMD FX(tm)-8320 saw
a few percent improvement:

pktgen before:
  767390-792966(785159+/-6.5e+03)pps 356-367(363.75+/-2.9)Mb/sec (356068960-367936224(3.64314e+08+/-3e+06)bps) errors: 0

pktgen after:
   787781-796334(793165+/-2.4e+03)pps 365-369(367.5+/-1.2)Mb/sec (365530384-369498976(3.68028e+08+/-1.1e+06)bps) errors: 0

Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
---
 drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c | 68 +++++++++++++-------------------------------
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index 4d08f45a9c29..374399c62080 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -99,28 +99,10 @@ struct vring_virtqueue
 
 #define to_vvq(_vq) container_of(_vq, struct vring_virtqueue, vq)
 
-static inline struct scatterlist *sg_next_chained(struct scatterlist *sg,
-						  unsigned int *count)
-{
-	return sg_next(sg);
-}
-
-static inline struct scatterlist *sg_next_arr(struct scatterlist *sg,
-					      unsigned int *count)
-{
-	if (--(*count) == 0)
-		return NULL;
-	return sg + 1;
-}
-
 /* Set up an indirect table of descriptors and add it to the queue. */
 static inline int vring_add_indirect(struct vring_virtqueue *vq,
 				     struct scatterlist *sgs[],
-				     struct scatterlist *(*next)
-				       (struct scatterlist *, unsigned int *),
 				     unsigned int total_sg,
-				     unsigned int total_out,
-				     unsigned int total_in,
 				     unsigned int out_sgs,
 				     unsigned int in_sgs,
 				     gfp_t gfp)
@@ -144,7 +126,7 @@ static inline int vring_add_indirect(struct vring_virtqueue *vq,
 	/* Transfer entries from the sg lists into the indirect page */
 	i = 0;
 	for (n = 0; n < out_sgs; n++) {
-		for (sg = sgs[n]; sg; sg = next(sg, &total_out)) {
+		for (sg = sgs[n]; sg; sg = sg_next(sg)) {
 			desc[i].flags = VRING_DESC_F_NEXT;
 			desc[i].addr = sg_phys(sg);
 			desc[i].len = sg->length;
@@ -153,7 +135,7 @@ static inline int vring_add_indirect(struct vring_virtqueue *vq,
 		}
 	}
 	for (; n < (out_sgs + in_sgs); n++) {
-		for (sg = sgs[n]; sg; sg = next(sg, &total_in)) {
+		for (sg = sgs[n]; sg; sg = sg_next(sg)) {
 			desc[i].flags = VRING_DESC_F_NEXT|VRING_DESC_F_WRITE;
 			desc[i].addr = sg_phys(sg);
 			desc[i].len = sg->length;
@@ -186,10 +168,7 @@ static inline int vring_add_indirect(struct vring_virtqueue *vq,
 
 static inline int virtqueue_add(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 				struct scatterlist *sgs[],
-				struct scatterlist *(*next)
-				  (struct scatterlist *, unsigned int *),
-				unsigned int total_out,
-				unsigned int total_in,
+				unsigned int total_sg,
 				unsigned int out_sgs,
 				unsigned int in_sgs,
 				void *data,
@@ -197,7 +176,7 @@ static inline int virtqueue_add(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 {
 	struct vring_virtqueue *vq = to_vvq(_vq);
 	struct scatterlist *sg;
-	unsigned int i, n, avail, uninitialized_var(prev), total_sg;
+	unsigned int i, n, avail, uninitialized_var(prev);
 	int head;
 
 	START_USE(vq);
@@ -222,13 +201,10 @@ static inline int virtqueue_add(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 	}
 #endif
 
-	total_sg = total_in + total_out;
-
 	/* If the host supports indirect descriptor tables, and we have multiple
 	 * buffers, then go indirect. FIXME: tune this threshold */
 	if (vq->indirect && total_sg > 1 && vq->vq.num_free) {
-		head = vring_add_indirect(vq, sgs, next, total_sg, total_out,
-					  total_in,
+		head = vring_add_indirect(vq, sgs, total_sg, 
 					  out_sgs, in_sgs, gfp);
 		if (likely(head >= 0))
 			goto add_head;
@@ -254,7 +230,7 @@ static inline int virtqueue_add(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 
 	head = i = vq->free_head;
 	for (n = 0; n < out_sgs; n++) {
-		for (sg = sgs[n]; sg; sg = next(sg, &total_out)) {
+		for (sg = sgs[n]; sg; sg = sg_next(sg)) {
 			vq->vring.desc[i].flags = VRING_DESC_F_NEXT;
 			vq->vring.desc[i].addr = sg_phys(sg);
 			vq->vring.desc[i].len = sg->length;
@@ -263,7 +239,7 @@ static inline int virtqueue_add(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 		}
 	}
 	for (; n < (out_sgs + in_sgs); n++) {
-		for (sg = sgs[n]; sg; sg = next(sg, &total_in)) {
+		for (sg = sgs[n]; sg; sg = sg_next(sg)) {
 			vq->vring.desc[i].flags = VRING_DESC_F_NEXT|VRING_DESC_F_WRITE;
 			vq->vring.desc[i].addr = sg_phys(sg);
 			vq->vring.desc[i].len = sg->length;
@@ -324,29 +300,23 @@ int virtqueue_add_sgs(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 		      void *data,
 		      gfp_t gfp)
 {
-	unsigned int i, total_out, total_in;
+	unsigned int i, total_sg = 0;
 
 	/* Count them first. */
-	for (i = total_out = total_in = 0; i < out_sgs; i++) {
-		struct scatterlist *sg;
-		for (sg = sgs[i]; sg; sg = sg_next(sg))
-			total_out++;
-	}
-	for (; i < out_sgs + in_sgs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < out_sgs + in_sgs; i++) {
 		struct scatterlist *sg;
 		for (sg = sgs[i]; sg; sg = sg_next(sg))
-			total_in++;
+			total_sg++;
 	}
-	return virtqueue_add(_vq, sgs, sg_next_chained,
-			     total_out, total_in, out_sgs, in_sgs, data, gfp);
+	return virtqueue_add(_vq, sgs, total_sg, out_sgs, in_sgs, data, gfp);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_add_sgs);
 
 /**
  * virtqueue_add_outbuf - expose output buffers to other end
  * @vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
- * @sgs: array of scatterlists (need not be terminated!)
- * @num: the number of scatterlists readable by other side
+ * @sg: scatterlist (must be well-formed and terminated!)
+ * @num: the number of entries in @sg readable by other side
  * @data: the token identifying the buffer.
  * @gfp: how to do memory allocations (if necessary).
  *
@@ -356,19 +326,19 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_add_sgs);
  * Returns zero or a negative error (ie. ENOSPC, ENOMEM, EIO).
  */
 int virtqueue_add_outbuf(struct virtqueue *vq,
-			 struct scatterlist sg[], unsigned int num,
+			 struct scatterlist *sg, unsigned int num,
 			 void *data,
 			 gfp_t gfp)
 {
-	return virtqueue_add(vq, &sg, sg_next_arr, num, 0, 1, 0, data, gfp);
+	return virtqueue_add(vq, &sg, num, 1, 0, data, gfp);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_add_outbuf);
 
 /**
  * virtqueue_add_inbuf - expose input buffers to other end
  * @vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
- * @sgs: array of scatterlists (need not be terminated!)
- * @num: the number of scatterlists writable by other side
+ * @sg: scatterlist (must be well-formed and terminated!)
+ * @num: the number of entries in @sg writable by other side
  * @data: the token identifying the buffer.
  * @gfp: how to do memory allocations (if necessary).
  *
@@ -378,11 +348,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_add_outbuf);
  * Returns zero or a negative error (ie. ENOSPC, ENOMEM, EIO).
  */
 int virtqueue_add_inbuf(struct virtqueue *vq,
-			struct scatterlist sg[], unsigned int num,
+			struct scatterlist *sg, unsigned int num,
 			void *data,
 			gfp_t gfp)
 {
-	return virtqueue_add(vq, &sg, sg_next_arr, 0, num, 0, 1, data, gfp);
+	return virtqueue_add(vq, &sg, num, 0, 1, data, gfp);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_add_inbuf);
 
-- 
1.9.1

[PATCH 3/3] virtio_ring: unify direct/indirect code paths.

[Rusty Russell]

virtqueue_add() populates the virtqueue descriptor table from the sgs
given.  If it uses an indirect descriptor table, then it puts a single
descriptor in the descriptor table pointing to the kmalloc'ed indirect
table where the sg is populated.

Previously vring_add_indirect() did the allocation and the simple
linear layout.  We replace that with alloc_indirect() which allocates
the indirect table then chains it like the normal descriptor table so
we can reuse the core logic.

This slows down pktgen by less than 1/2 a percent (which uses direct
descriptors), as well as vring_bench, but it's far neater.

vring_bench before:
	1061485790-1104800648(1.08254e+09+/-6.6e+06)ns
vring_bench after:
	1125610268-1183528965(1.14172e+09+/-8e+06)ns

pktgen before:
   787781-796334(793165+/-2.4e+03)pps 365-369(367.5+/-1.2)Mb/sec (365530384-369498976(3.68028e+08+/-1.1e+06)bps) errors: 0

pktgen after:
   779988-790404(786391+/-2.5e+03)pps 361-366(364.35+/-1.3)Mb/sec (361914432-366747456(3.64885e+08+/-1.2e+06)bps) errors: 0

Now, if we make force indirect descriptors by turning off any_header_sg
in virtio_net.c:

pktgen before:
  713773-721062(718374+/-2.1e+03)pps 331-334(332.95+/-0.92)Mb/sec (331190672-334572768(3.33325e+08+/-9.6e+05)bps) errors: 0
pktgen after:
  710542-719195(714898+/-2.4e+03)pps 329-333(331.15+/-1.1)Mb/sec (329691488-333706480(3.31713e+08+/-1.1e+06)bps) errors: 0

Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
---
 drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c | 134 ++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
 1 file changed, 55 insertions(+), 79 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index 374399c62080..6d2b5310c991 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -99,18 +99,10 @@ struct vring_virtqueue
 
 #define to_vvq(_vq) container_of(_vq, struct vring_virtqueue, vq)
 
-/* Set up an indirect table of descriptors and add it to the queue. */
-static inline int vring_add_indirect(struct vring_virtqueue *vq,
-				     struct scatterlist *sgs[],
-				     unsigned int total_sg,
-				     unsigned int out_sgs,
-				     unsigned int in_sgs,
-				     gfp_t gfp)
+static struct vring_desc *alloc_indirect(unsigned int total_sg, gfp_t gfp)
 {
-	struct vring_desc *desc;
-	unsigned head;
-	struct scatterlist *sg;
-	int i, n;
+ 	struct vring_desc *desc;
+	unsigned int i;
 
 	/*
 	 * We require lowmem mappings for the descriptors because
@@ -119,51 +111,13 @@ static inline int vring_add_indirect(struct vring_virtqueue *vq,
 	 */
 	gfp &= ~(__GFP_HIGHMEM | __GFP_HIGH);
 
-	desc = kmalloc(total_sg * sizeof(struct vring_desc), gfp);
-	if (!desc)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	/* Transfer entries from the sg lists into the indirect page */
-	i = 0;
-	for (n = 0; n < out_sgs; n++) {
-		for (sg = sgs[n]; sg; sg = sg_next(sg)) {
-			desc[i].flags = VRING_DESC_F_NEXT;
-			desc[i].addr = sg_phys(sg);
-			desc[i].len = sg->length;
-			desc[i].next = i+1;
-			i++;
-		}
-	}
-	for (; n < (out_sgs + in_sgs); n++) {
-		for (sg = sgs[n]; sg; sg = sg_next(sg)) {
-			desc[i].flags = VRING_DESC_F_NEXT|VRING_DESC_F_WRITE;
-			desc[i].addr = sg_phys(sg);
-			desc[i].len = sg->length;
-			desc[i].next = i+1;
-			i++;
-		}
-	}
-	BUG_ON(i != total_sg);
-
-	/* Last one doesn't continue. */
-	desc[i-1].flags &= ~VRING_DESC_F_NEXT;
-	desc[i-1].next = 0;
-
-	/* We're about to use a buffer */
-	vq->vq.num_free--;
-
-	/* Use a single buffer which doesn't continue */
-	head = vq->free_head;
-	vq->vring.desc[head].flags = VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT;
-	vq->vring.desc[head].addr = virt_to_phys(desc);
-	/* kmemleak gives a false positive, as it's hidden by virt_to_phys */
-	kmemleak_ignore(desc);
-	vq->vring.desc[head].len = i * sizeof(struct vring_desc);
-
-	/* Update free pointer */
-	vq->free_head = vq->vring.desc[head].next;
+ 	desc = kmalloc(total_sg * sizeof(struct vring_desc), gfp);
+ 	if (!desc)
+		return NULL;
 
-	return head;
+	for (i = 0; i < total_sg; i++)
+		desc[i].next = i+1;
+	return desc;
 }
 
 static inline int virtqueue_add(struct virtqueue *_vq,
@@ -176,8 +130,10 @@ static inline int virtqueue_add(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 {
 	struct vring_virtqueue *vq = to_vvq(_vq);
 	struct scatterlist *sg;
-	unsigned int i, n, avail, uninitialized_var(prev);
+	struct vring_desc *desc;
+	unsigned int i, n, avail, descs_used, uninitialized_var(prev);
 	int head;
+	bool indirect;
 
 	START_USE(vq);
 
@@ -201,21 +157,40 @@ static inline int virtqueue_add(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 	}
 #endif
 
+	BUG_ON(total_sg > vq->vring.num);
+	BUG_ON(total_sg == 0);
+
+	head = vq->free_head;
+
 	/* If the host supports indirect descriptor tables, and we have multiple
 	 * buffers, then go indirect. FIXME: tune this threshold */
-	if (vq->indirect && total_sg > 1 && vq->vq.num_free) {
-		head = vring_add_indirect(vq, sgs, total_sg, 
-					  out_sgs, in_sgs, gfp);
-		if (likely(head >= 0))
-			goto add_head;
+	if (vq->indirect && total_sg > 1 && vq->vq.num_free)
+		desc = alloc_indirect(total_sg, gfp);
+	else
+		desc = NULL;
+
+	if (desc) {
+		/* Use a single buffer which doesn't continue */
+		vq->vring.desc[head].flags = VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT;
+		vq->vring.desc[head].addr = virt_to_phys(desc);
+		/* avoid kmemleak false positive (hidden by virt_to_phys) */
+		kmemleak_ignore(desc);
+		vq->vring.desc[head].len = total_sg * sizeof(struct vring_desc);
+
+		/* Set up rest to use this indirect table. */
+		i = 0;
+		descs_used = 1;
+		indirect = true;
+	} else {
+		desc = vq->vring.desc;
+		i = head;
+		descs_used = total_sg;
+		indirect = false;
 	}
 
-	BUG_ON(total_sg > vq->vring.num);
-	BUG_ON(total_sg == 0);
-
-	if (vq->vq.num_free < total_sg) {
+	if (vq->vq.num_free < descs_used) {
 		pr_debug("Can't add buf len %i - avail = %i\n",
-			 total_sg, vq->vq.num_free);
+			 descs_used, vq->vq.num_free);
 		/* FIXME: for historical reasons, we force a notify here if
 		 * there are outgoing parts to the buffer.  Presumably the
 		 * host should service the ring ASAP. */
@@ -226,34 +201,35 @@ static inline int virtqueue_add(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 	}
 
 	/* We're about to use some buffers from the free list. */
-	vq->vq.num_free -= total_sg;
+	vq->vq.num_free -= descs_used;
 
-	head = i = vq->free_head;
 	for (n = 0; n < out_sgs; n++) {
 		for (sg = sgs[n]; sg; sg = sg_next(sg)) {
-			vq->vring.desc[i].flags = VRING_DESC_F_NEXT;
-			vq->vring.desc[i].addr = sg_phys(sg);
-			vq->vring.desc[i].len = sg->length;
+			desc[i].flags = VRING_DESC_F_NEXT;
+			desc[i].addr = sg_phys(sg);
+			desc[i].len = sg->length;
 			prev = i;
-			i = vq->vring.desc[i].next;
+			i = desc[i].next;
 		}
 	}
 	for (; n < (out_sgs + in_sgs); n++) {
 		for (sg = sgs[n]; sg; sg = sg_next(sg)) {
-			vq->vring.desc[i].flags = VRING_DESC_F_NEXT|VRING_DESC_F_WRITE;
-			vq->vring.desc[i].addr = sg_phys(sg);
-			vq->vring.desc[i].len = sg->length;
+			desc[i].flags = VRING_DESC_F_NEXT|VRING_DESC_F_WRITE;
+			desc[i].addr = sg_phys(sg);
+			desc[i].len = sg->length;
 			prev = i;
-			i = vq->vring.desc[i].next;
+			i = desc[i].next;
 		}
 	}
 	/* Last one doesn't continue. */
-	vq->vring.desc[prev].flags &= ~VRING_DESC_F_NEXT;
+	desc[prev].flags &= ~VRING_DESC_F_NEXT;
 
 	/* Update free pointer */
-	vq->free_head = i;
+	if (indirect)
+		vq->free_head = vq->vring.desc[head].next;
+	else
+		vq->free_head = i;
 
-add_head:
 	/* Set token. */
 	vq->data[head] = data;
 
-- 
1.9.1

Re: [PATCH 1/3] virtio_net: pass well-formed sgs to virtqueue_add_*()

[David Miller]

Do you guys want me to take this series directly into net-next?

Re: [PATCH 1/3] virtio_net: pass well-formed sgs to virtqueue_add_*()

[Rusty Russell]

David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> writes:
> Do you guys want me to take this series directly into net-next?

Actually, yes.  Since I'm going to be travelling, that makes it much
easier for me.  And no other patches I have depend on it.

Thanks!
Rusty.

Re: [PATCH 1/3] virtio_net: pass well-formed sgs to virtqueue_add_*()

[David Miller]

From: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 15:10:03 +0930

> David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> writes:
>> Do you guys want me to take this series directly into net-next?
> 
> Actually, yes.  Since I'm going to be travelling, that makes it much
> easier for me.  And no other patches I have depend on it.

Series applied, but can you be more careful when you hand edit patches
or whatever you are doing that puts space characters at the beginning
of lines before TAB characters?

GIT flags this immediately, so even if you are hella lazy just feeding
your patches into "git am" will show this.

Thanks.

Re: [PATCH 1/3] virtio_net: pass well-formed sgs to virtqueue_add_*()

[Rusty Russell]

David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> writes:
> From: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
> Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 15:10:03 +0930
>
>> David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> writes:
>>> Do you guys want me to take this series directly into net-next?
>> 
>> Actually, yes.  Since I'm going to be travelling, that makes it much
>> easier for me.  And no other patches I have depend on it.
>
> Series applied, but can you be more careful when you hand edit patches
> or whatever you are doing that puts space characters at the beginning
> of lines before TAB characters?
>
> GIT flags this immediately, so even if you are hella lazy just feeding
> your patches into "git am" will show this.

Hmm, that was weird, thanks for the warning.  This patch is pretty old,
so maybe I did hand-hack it at one stage.

Cheers,
Rusty.