netdev - Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH] net: netif_set_real_num_rx_queues may cap num_rx

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Date:	Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:16:39 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	John Fastabend <john.r.fastabend@...el.com>
Cc:	bhutchings@...arflare.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	therbert@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH] net: netif_set_real_num_rx_queues may cap
 num_rx_queues at init time

Le lundi 04 octobre 2010 à 15:00 -0700, John Fastabend a écrit :
> The logic for netif_set_real_num_rx_queues is the following,
> 


...

> Because netif_set_real_num_rx_queues sets num_rx_queues if the
> reg state is not NETREG_REGISTERED we end up with the incorrect
> max number of rx queues. This patch proposes to remove the else
> clause above so this does not occur.  Also just reading the
> function set_real_num it seems a bit unexpected that num_rx_queues
> gets set.
> 
> CC: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Fastabend <john.r.fastabend@...el.com>
> ---

Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>


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