netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: remove time limit in process

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Date:	Sun, 18 Apr 2010 02:36:04 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: remove time limit in
 process_backlog()

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:17:02 +0200

> - There is no point to enforce a time limit in process_backlog(), since
> other napi instances dont follow same rule. We can exit after only one
> packet processed...
> The normal quota of 64 packets per napi instance should be the norm, and
> net_rx_action() already has its own time limit.
> Note : /proc/net/core/dev_weight can be used to tune this 64 default
> value.
> 
> - Use DEFINE_PER_CPU_ALIGNED for softnet_data definition.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>

Yep, doing this time limit at two levels is pointless.

Applied, thanks Eric!
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