netdev - Re: [PATCH v3] net: batch skb dequeueing from softnet input_pkt

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Date:	Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:35:44 +0800
From:	Changli Gao <xiaosuo@...il.com>
To:	Tom Herbert <therbert@...gle.com>
Cc:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	jamal <hadi@...erus.ca>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] net: batch skb dequeueing from softnet input_pkt_queue

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 7:23 AM, Tom Herbert <therbert@...gle.com> wrote:
>
> How about just using two input_pkt_queue's (define
> input_pkt_queue[2])?  One that is used to enqueue from RPS, and one
> that is being processed by process_backlog.  Then the only thing that
> needs to be done under lock in process_backlog is to switch the
> queues;  something like sd->current_input_pkt_queue ^= 1
>

It is a better idea, IMO.

-- 
Regards，
Changli Gao(xiaosuo@...il.com)
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