netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] xfrm: Force a dst refcount before entering the xfrm type handlers

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Date:	Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:17:32 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	steffen.klassert@...unet.com
Cc:	eric.dumazet@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] xfrm: Force a dst refcount before entering the
 xfrm type handlers

Steffen we really need to find another way to fix these problems.

We already make way too many expensive atomic operations in these code
paths modified by your 3 patches, we should strive to not add new
ones.

Thanks.
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