netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6 take2] ipv6: udp: Optimise multicast reception

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Message-Id: <200911061919.47100.lgrijincu@ixiacom.com>
Date:	Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:19:46 +0200
From:	Lucian Adrian Grijincu <lgrijincu@...acom.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	opurdila@...acom.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6 take2] ipv6: udp: Optimise multicast reception

În data de Vin 06 Noi 2009 19:06:30 Eric Dumazet a scris:
> +       for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
> +               skb1 = (i == final) ? skb : skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
> +
> +               if (skb1) {
> +                       sk = stack[i];
> +                       bh_lock_sock(sk);
> +                       if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk))
> +                               udpv6_queue_rcv_skb(sk, skb1);
> +                       else
> +                               sk_add_backlog(sk, skb1);
> +                       bh_unlock_sock(sk);
> +               }
> +       }

Is there any reason to continue this loop if we ever get a NULL skb1?

If once we can't get a GFP_ATOMIC clone, are there merrits to calling 
skb_clone() like crazy (in a very tight loop) (whilst holding a spin lock in 
some cases)?

-- 
Lucian
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