netdev - Re: ixgbe select_queue broken in 2.6.28

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Date:	Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:02:55 +1100
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com (Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P)
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, shemminger@...tta.com,
	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com, donald.c.skidmore@...el.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: ixgbe select_queue broken in 2.6.28

Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com> wrote:
> 
> I understand why you want to remove this, but at the same time it is 
> something that is useful if we don't abuse it.  I know for a fact this 
> function pointer is very useful for routing performance setups, where 
> binding a Tx queue to the CPU is very useful.  Jesse actually did the work 
> on testing and getting good results with this.

Sure.  But that is not driver-specific.  The only reason to do
an override is if the hash needs to be driver-specific.  So far
the only reasons that have been given are deficiencies in the
current hash, rather than a genuine need by the driver.

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