netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 net-next-2.6] veth: use batched device unregister

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Date:	Mon, 09 May 2011 11:22:55 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	Alex Bligh <alex@...x.org.uk>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Jesse Gross <jesse@...ira.com>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net-next-2.6] veth: use batched device unregister

Le lundi 09 mai 2011 à 09:45 +0200, Eric Dumazet a écrit :
> veth devices dont use the batched device unregisters yet.
> 
> Since veth are a pair of devices, it makes sense to use a batch of two
> unregisters, this roughly divide dismantle time by two.
> 
> Reported-by: Alex Bligh <alex@...x.org.uk>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
> Cc: Jesse Gross <jesse@...ira.com>
> Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Cc: Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
> ---
> v2: added a list_del(&list) for safety (see commit ceaaec98)

Just to make things clear, please dont apply this patch, since I posted
another version including Michał idea.

thanks


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