netdev - Re: [PATCH 7/6] Re: [PATCH 2/6] pkt_sched: sch_htb: Consider used jiffies in htb

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Date:	Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:10:53 +0100
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, devik@....cz,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/6] Re: [PATCH 2/6] pkt_sched: sch_htb: Consider used
 jiffies in htb_dequeue()

Jarek Poplawski wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 11:22:47AM +0100, Patrick McHardy wrote:
> ...
>> It doesn't bother me :) I just think its the technical better
>> and also most likely code-wise cleaner solution to this problem.
>> Cancellation wouldn't be necessary since an unnecessary
>> netif_schedule() doesn't really matter.
> 
> Hmm... Do you mean during destroying... It's probably not very long,
> but deleting and creating qdiscs especially for some virtual devices
> can take longer I guess.

I was referring to your statement "but also some overhead when
cancelling this workqueue" and assumed you meant during packet
processing. In the destruction path it really doesn't matter at
all.
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