netdev - RE: [PATCH 1/4] [NET_SCHED] explict hold dev tx lock

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Date:	Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:31:46 -0700
From:	"Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P" <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>
To:	"Stephen Hemminger" <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	<hadi@...erus.ca>, "David Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	<krkumar2@...ibm.com>, <johnpol@....mipt.ru>,
	<herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>, <kaber@...sh.net>,
	<jagana@...ibm.com>, <Robert.Olsson@...a.slu.se>,
	<rick.jones2@...com>, <xma@...ibm.com>, <gaagaan@...il.com>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <rdreier@...co.com>,
	<mcarlson@...adcom.com>, <jeff@...zik.org>, <mchan@...adcom.com>,
	<general@...ts.openfabrics.org>, <kumarkr@...ux.ibm.com>,
	<tgraf@...g.ch>, <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>, <sri@...ibm.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/4] [NET_SCHED] explict hold dev tx lock

> > I really just need to put my nose to the grindstone and get the 
> > patches together and to the list...stay tuned.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > -PJ Waskiewicz
> > -
> 
> 
> Since we are redoing this, is there any way to make the whole 
> TX path more lockless?  The existing model seems to be more 
> of a monitor than a real locking model.

That seems quite reasonable.  I will certainly see what I can do.

Thanks Stephen,

-PJ Waskiewicz
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