netdev - Re: [PATCH] Add IPv6 support to TCP SYN cookies

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Message-ID: <47abe7b1.20588c0a.7013.75b7@mx.google.com>
Date:	Thu,  7 Feb 2008 21:32:30 -0800
From:	Glenn Griffin <ggriffin.kernel@...il.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>
Cc:	Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@....mipt.ru>,
	Glenn Griffin <ggriffin.kernel@...il.com>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add IPv6 support to TCP SYN cookies

> Or maybe use percpu storage for that...

That seems like a good approach.  I'll incorporate it into my v6 patch,
and send out an update.  Thanks.

> I am not sure if cookie_hash() is always called with preemption disabled.
> (If not, we have to use get_cpu_var()/put_cpu_var())

cookie_hash is always called within NET_RX_SOFTIRQ context so I believe
preemption will always be disabled by __do_softirq().  So there
shouldn't be a need to use get_cpu_var/put_cpu_var, somebody correct me
if I'm wrong.

--Glenn

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