filter: optimize accesses to ancillary data
We can translate pseudo load instructions at filter check time to dedicated instructions to speed up filtering and avoid one switch(). libpcap currently uses SKF_AD_PROTOCOL, but custom filters probably use other ancillary accesses. Note : I made the assertion that ancillary data was always accessed with BPF_LD|BPF_?|BPF_ABS instructions, not with BPF_LD|BPF_?|BPF_IND ones (offset given by K constant, not by K + X register) On x86_64, this saves a few bytes of text : # size net/core/filter.o.* text data bss dec hex filename 4864 0 0 4864 1300 net/core/filter.o.new 4944 0 0 4944 1350 net/core/filter.o.old Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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