netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/5] sctp: use transport hashtable to replace association's with rhashtable

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Date:	Wed, 30 Dec 2015 12:52:04 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	lucien.xin@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-sctp@...r.kernel.org, mleitner@...hat.com,
	vyasevic@...hat.com, daniel@...earbox.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/5] sctp: use transport hashtable to replace
 association's with rhashtable

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 12:19:39 -0500

> Switching SCTP to rhashtable at this moment is premature, it is
> still moving fast.

I completely, and totally, disagree.

rhashtable actually _needs_ a strong active user like one of the
protocol socket hashes.

It's a step backwards to keep rhashtable in the shadows by only
allowing certain subsystems to convert to it.  That's really
incredibly stupid if you ask me.
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