netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: allow netdev_wait

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Date:	Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:50 +0100
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@...et.ca>
CC:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Octavian Purdila <opurdila@...acom.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Cosmin Ratiu <cratiu@...acom.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: allow netdev_wait_allrefs() to run faster

Benjamin LaHaise a écrit :
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 06:45:32PM -0700, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>> I was expecting someone to run into problems with the linear directory
>> of sysfs someday.
> 
> Alas, sysfs isn't the only offender.
> 
> 		-ben

In my tests, the sysfs lookup by name is the big offender, I believe you should
post your rb_tree patch ASAP ;) Then we can go further



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