netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] dummy: percpu stats and lockless xmit

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Message-ID: <1285660928.2607.0.camel@edumazet-laptop>
Date:	Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:02:08 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen.hemminger@...tta.com>
Cc:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] dummy: percpu stats and lockless xmit

Le mardi 28 septembre 2010 à 00:52 -0700, Stephen Hemminger a écrit :
> > Converts dummy network device driver to :
> > 
> > - percpu stats
> > 
> > - 64bit stats
> > 
> > - lockless xmit (NETIF_F_LLTX)
> > 
> > - performance features added (NETIF_F_SG | NETIF_F_FRAGLIST |
> > NETIF_F_TSO | NETIF_F_NO_CSUM | NETIF_F_HIGHDMA)
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
> 
> IFB device could use many of these enhancements.

Yes, probably ;)

I was considering the NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL, should we set it for dummy
device ?



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