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Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:28:41 +0100 From: Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com> To: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> CC: auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com, gallatin@...i.com, joonwpark81@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jgarzik@...ox.com, shemminger@...ux-foundation.org, jesse.brandeburg@...el.com Subject: Re: [RFC] net: napi fix David Miller wrote, On 12/13/2007 09:37 PM: ... > For example, if we export the list handling widget into the ->poll() > routines, god help the person who wants to change how the poll list is > managed in net_rx_action() :-/ ...I'm afraid I can't understand: I mean doing the same but without passing this info with 'work == weight': if driver sends this info, why it can't instead call something like napi_continue() with this list_move_tail() (and probably additional local_irq_disable()/ enble() - but since it's unlikely()?) which looks much more readable, and saves one whole unlikely if ()? Jarek P. -- 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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