+ /* code added for copybreak, this should improve
+ * performance for small packets with large amounts
+ * of reassembly being done in the stack */
+#define E1000_CB_LENGTH 256
+ if ((length < E1000_CB_LENGTH) &&
+ !rx_ring->rx_skb_top &&
+ /* or maybe (status & E1000_RXD_STAT_EOP) && */
+ !multi_descriptor) {
+ struct sk_buff *new_skb =
+ dev_alloc_skb(length + NET_IP_ALIGN);
+ if (new_skb) {
+ skb_reserve(new_skb, NET_IP_ALIGN);
+ new_skb->dev = netdev;
+ memcpy(new_skb->data - NET_IP_ALIGN,
+ skb->data - NET_IP_ALIGN,
+ length + NET_IP_ALIGN);
+ /* save the skb in buffer_info as good */
+ buffer_info->skb = skb;
+ skb = new_skb;
+ skb_put(skb, length);
+ }
+ }
+
+ /* end copybreak code */