netdev - Re: [RFT 3/4] Use mod_timer_noact to remove nf_conntrack

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Date:	Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:04:11 +0100
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>
CC:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Rick Jones <rick.jones2@...com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	tglx@...utronix.de, netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org,
	Martin Josefsson <gandalf@...g.westbo.se>
Subject: Re: [RFT 3/4] Use mod_timer_noact to remove nf_conntrack_lock

Eric Dumazet wrote:
> Unfortunatly, this patch changes nothing, as most of the time, do_acct is true.
> 
> We also need to fine lock the accounting part as well.
> 
> 	spin_lock_bh(&ct->some_lock);
> 	acct = nf_conn_acct_find(ct);
> 	if (acct) {
> 		acct[CTINFO2DIR(ctinfo)].packets++;
> 		acct[CTINFO2DIR(ctinfo)].bytes +=
> 			skb->len - skb_network_offset(skb);
> 	}
> 	spin_unlock_bh(&ct->some_lock);
> 

Its currently still enabled by default, but we intend to change that.
After that I guess almost nobody will have it enabled.
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