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Date: 15 Mar 2007 16:10:52 +0100 From: Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> To: Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@...ck.org> Cc: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [patch 1/4] network dev read_mostly Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@...ck.org> writes: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 02:08:18PM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > > For Eric, mark packet type and network device watermarks > > as read mostly. > > The following x86-64 bits might be intersting, as they allow you to > completely eliminate the memory access for run time defined constants. I like the concept, although the patch could still need a few cleanups. But it would be useful in a couple of cases. Disadvantage: it will likely lead to even more weird sysctls and hooks because one of the best argument against them will be gone then @) -Andi - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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