netdev - Re: Multicast packet loss

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Date:	Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:56:26 +0100
From:	Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>
To:	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Kenny Chang <kchang@...enacr.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Multicast packet loss

Christoph Lameter a écrit :
> On Fri, 30 Jan 2009, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> 
>> 2.6.29-rc contains UDP receive improvements (lockless)
>>
>> Problem is multicast handling was not yet updated, but could be :)
> 
> When will that happen?
> 

When proven necessary :)

Kenny problem is about scheduling storm. The extra spin_lock() in UDP 
multicast receive is not a problem.


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