netdev - Re: [patch 1/4] - Potential performance bottleneck for Linxu TCP

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Message-ID: <20061130093329.GA4645@infradead.org>
Date:	Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:33:29 +0000
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Wenji Wu <wenji@...l.gov>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, akpm@...l.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 1/4] - Potential performance bottleneck for Linxu TCP

On Wed, Nov 29, 2006 at 07:56:58PM -0600, Wenji Wu wrote:
> Yes, when CONFIG_PREEMPT is disabled, the "problem" won't happen. That is why I put "for 2.6 desktop, low-latency desktop" in the uploaded paper. This "problem" happens in the 2.6 Desktop and Low-latency Desktop.

CONFIG_PREEMPT is only for people that are in for the feeling.  There is no
real world advtantage to it and we should probably remove it again.

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