netdev - Re: [RFC][NET_SCHED] explict hold dev tx lock

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:33:25 -0400
From:	jamal <hadi@...erus.ca>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	kaber@...sh.net, dada1@...mosbay.com, johnpol@....mipt.ru
Subject: Re: [RFC][NET_SCHED] explict hold dev tx lock

On Wed, 2007-19-09 at 09:09 -0700, David Miller wrote:

> Sure, along with a description as to why you want to make this
> change.

Will do. And if you feel that i should sit on it a little more i can do
that too. The good news is it doesnt make things any worse than they
already are and infact shows a slight improvement in a 4 cpu machine.

> I still don't understand the impetus. :)

I will like to use the effect later on to improve batching. 

cheers,
jamal

-
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