netdev - Re: [PATCH 20/31]: pkt_sched: Perform bulk of qdisc destruction in RCU.

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Message-Id: <20080822.001620.141235108.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:16:20 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au
Cc:	hadi@...erus.ca, kaber@...sh.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	johannes@...solutions.net, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 20/31]: pkt_sched: Perform bulk of qdisc destruction in
 RCU.

From: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:56:55 +1000

... Storing initial TXQ assignment in dst entry idea ...

> Of course to make this work we need to restart the flow cache
> project so that we have somewhere to store this txq assignment.
> 
> The good thing is that a flow cache would be of benefit for IPsec
> users too and I hear that there is some interest in doing that
> in the immediate future.  So perhaps we can combine efforts and
> use it for txq assignment as well.

IPSEC already has a flow cache doesn't it? :)

I suppose you're talking about the grand unified flow cache
that never gets implemented right?  I classify that in the
same category as net channels at the moment, theoretically
very interesting but no practical implementation in sight.
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