netdev - Re: [PATCH 6/6] fs: Introduce kern_mount

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Date:	Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:21:03 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	dada1@...mosbay.com
Cc:	mingo@...e.hu, rjw@...k.pl, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-testers@...r.kernel.org, efault@....de,
	a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	cl@...ux-foundation.org, hch@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] fs: Introduce kern_mount_special() to mount
 special vfs

From: Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:32:59 +0100

> This function arms a flag (MNT_SPECIAL) on the vfs, to avoid
> refcounting on permanent system vfs.
> Use this function for sockets, pipes, anonymous fds.
> 
> (socket8 bench result : from 2.94s to 2.23s)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>

For networking bits:

Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
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