linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] xen-netback: Schedule NAPI from dealloc thread instead of callback

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Message-Id: <20140313.154858.1537389952540665300.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:48:58 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	zoltan.kiss@...rix.com
Cc:	Ian.Campbell@...rix.com, wei.liu2@...rix.com,
	xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jonathan.davies@...rix.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] xen-netback: Schedule NAPI from dealloc
 thread instead of callback

From: Zoltan Kiss <zoltan.kiss@...rix.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:44:37 +0000

> I've just discussed this with Ian, this solution still doesn't solve
> the racing between NAPI and the dealloc thread, however it only causes
> some unnecessary napi_schedule's, not ring stalls.
> There is a better solution, I'll post it as soon as it passes all the
> test!

Ok, I'm skipping this patch therefore.
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