netdev - Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH] net: netif_set_real_num_rx_queues may cap num_rx

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Date:	Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:35:25 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	john.r.fastabend@...el.com, bhutchings@...arflare.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, therbert@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH] net: netif_set_real_num_rx_queues may cap
 num_rx_queues at init time

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:16:39 +0200

> Le lundi 04 octobre 2010 à 15:00 -0700, John Fastabend a écrit :
>> The logic for netif_set_real_num_rx_queues is the following,
>> 
> 
> 
> ...
> 
>> Because netif_set_real_num_rx_queues sets num_rx_queues if the
>> reg state is not NETREG_REGISTERED we end up with the incorrect
>> max number of rx queues. This patch proposes to remove the else
>> clause above so this does not occur.  Also just reading the
>> function set_real_num it seems a bit unexpected that num_rx_queues
>> gets set.
>> 
>> CC: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: John Fastabend <john.r.fastabend@...el.com>
>> ---
> 
> Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>

Applied, thanks everyone.
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