From: Jose Abreu <jose.ab...@synopsys.com> Date: Tue, 8 May 2018 15:45:24 +0100
> Stop using if conditions depending on the GMAC version for setting the > the descriptor skbuff address and use instead a helper implemented in > the descriptor files. > > Signed-off-by: Jose Abreu <joab...@synopsys.com> With Spectre mitigations, indirect calls are extremely expensive. Much more expensive than conditional checks. And since this is the descriptor setup in the fast paths of the driver, I advise that you keep these conditionals.
