netdev - RE: [PATCH] PATCH 1/2 [SCHED 2.6.24]: Check subqueue status before calling hard_start

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Date:	Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:57:42 -0800
From:	"Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P" <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>
To:	"Krishna Kumar" <krkumar2@...ibm.com>
Cc:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] PATCH 1/2 [SCHED 2.6.24]: Check subqueue status before calling hard_start_xmit

> You could optimize this by getting HARD_TX_LOCK after the 
> check. I assume that netif_stop_subqueue (from another CPU) 
> would always be called by the driver xmit, and that is not 
> possible since we hold the __LINK_STATE_QDISC_RUNNING bit. 
> Does that sound correct?

Sorry for not responding sooner; Dave hit it on the head though with his
response.  I agree with your changes, and I'll incorporate them in the
lockless stack patches I've been working on (in the software queuing
mode).  Now if I could just find some time to finish them up and get
them out for review...

Thanks,

-PJ Waskiewicz
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