tcp: Apply device TSO segment limit earlier
Cache the device gso_max_segs in sock::sk_gso_max_segs and use it to
limit the size of TSO skbs. This avoids the need to fall back to
software GSO for local TCP senders.
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index b373023..72132ae 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@
* @sk_route_nocaps: forbidden route capabilities (e.g NETIF_F_GSO_MASK)
* @sk_gso_type: GSO type (e.g. %SKB_GSO_TCPV4)
* @sk_gso_max_size: Maximum GSO segment size to build
+ * @sk_gso_max_segs: Maximum number of GSO segments
* @sk_lingertime: %SO_LINGER l_linger setting
* @sk_backlog: always used with the per-socket spinlock held
* @sk_callback_lock: used with the callbacks in the end of this struct
@@ -338,6 +339,7 @@
netdev_features_t sk_route_nocaps;
int sk_gso_type;
unsigned int sk_gso_max_size;
+ u16 sk_gso_max_segs;
int sk_rcvlowat;
unsigned long sk_lingertime;
struct sk_buff_head sk_error_queue;