netdev - Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH] net: fast consecutive name allocation

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Message-ID: <m3r5s1bn3f.fsf@ursa.amorsen.dk>
Date:	Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:08:04 +0100
From:	Benny Amorsen <benny+usenet@...rsen.dk>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Cc:	Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@...et.ca>,
	Octavian Purdila <opurdila@...acom.com>,
	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH] net: fast consecutive name allocation

Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com> writes:

> Then maybe network devices aren't the right layering model. At some
> point the paradigm has to be re-examined.

I'm not quite sure where this becomes a problem. We have 1185 network
interfaces (VLAN's) on one box. Boot time is a problem, but other than
that it works ok. If something like this would help speed up booting,
that would be very nice.


/Benny

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