commit 7f564528a480084e2318cd48caba7aef4a54a77f ("skbuff: Extend gso_type to unsigned int.") created padding as first field of struct skb_shared_info requiring [R64+imm8] addressing mode for all fields.
Patch bubbles up padding brinding code size down to original levels and even smaller: add/remove: 0/0 grow/shrink: 4/304 up/down: 20/-720 (-700) function old new delta iwl_trans_pcie_tx 3994 4006 +12 tap_do_read 1070 1074 +4 packet_recvmsg 1155 1157 +2 be_xmit 2038 2040 +2 zerocopy_sg_from_iter 455 454 -1 ... __ef4_rx_packet 1358 1349 -9 hix5hd2_poll 1787 1777 -10 e1000_clean_jumbo_rx_irq 3599 3587 -12 skb_try_coalesce 1118 1105 -13 xenvif_tx_build_gops 5057 5043 -14 Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobri...@gmail.com> --- include/linux/skbuff.h | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) --- a/include/linux/skbuff.h +++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h @@ -413,7 +413,6 @@ struct ubuf_info { * the end of the header data, ie. at skb->end. */ struct skb_shared_info { - unsigned short _unused; unsigned char nr_frags; __u8 tx_flags; unsigned short gso_size;