netdev - Re: [PATCH v3] net: batch skb dequeueing from softnet input_pkt

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Date:	Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:20:09 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Changli Gao <xiaosuo@...il.com>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] net: batch skb dequeueing from softnet
 input_pkt_queue

Le mercredi 14 avril 2010 à 17:52 +0800, Changli Gao a écrit :
> batch skb dequeueing from softnet input_pkt_queue
> 
> batch skb dequeueing from softnet input_pkt_queue to reduce potential lock
> contention and irq disabling/enabling.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Changli Gao <xiaosuo@...il.com>

Adding stop_machine() with no explanation ?

No ack from my previous comments, suggestions, and still same logic ?

Are we supposed to read patch, test it, make some benches, correct bugs,
say Amen ?

This is becoming silly, if you ask me.

This is a NACK of this patch, obviously.

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