netdev - Re: [RFC,PATCH] loopback: calls netif_receive_skb() instead of netif

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Message-Id: <20080226.232314.130964666.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:23:14 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jarkao2@...il.com
Cc:	dada1@...mosbay.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC,PATCH] loopback: calls netif_receive_skb() instead of
 netif_rx()

From: Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:20:41 +0000

> I wonder why overloading with net processing is no concern here?
> There would be no napi control around this  netif_receive_skb().

Good point, but we're talking about loopback wherein only
the local system can overload itself.

> Another concern might be a code which depends on softirq context
> here (unless it was checked already)?

Hmmm.... yes this could be a problem.
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