net/mlx4_en: Improve stack xmit function
Several small code and performance improvements in stack TX datapath,
including:
- Compiler branch predictor hints.
- Minimize variables scope.
- Move tx_info non-inline flow handling to a separate function.
- Calculate data_offset in compile time rather than in runtime
(for !lso_header_size branch).
- Avoid trinary-operator ("?") when value can be preset in a matching
branch.
Performance tests:
Tested on ConnectX3Pro, Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2680 v3 @ 2.50GHz
Gain is too small to be measurable, no degradation sensed.
Results are similar for IPv4 and IPv6.
Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@mellanox.com>
Reviewed-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@mellanox.com>
Cc: kernel-team@fb.com
Cc: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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