netdev - RE: [PATCH] be2net: hash key for rss-config cmd not set

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Date:	Mon, 23 May 2011 22:46:48 -0700
From:	<Sathya.Perla@...lex.Com>
To:	<davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] be2net: hash key for rss-config cmd not set

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Miller [mailto:davem@...emloft.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 1:22 AM
> To: Perla, Sathya
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] be2net: hash key for rss-config cmd not set
> 
> From: Sathya Perla <sathya.perla@...lex.com>
> Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 17:55:27 +0530
> 
> > Need a random hash key to effectively hash incoming connections into
> > multiple RX rings.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Sathya Perla <sathya.perla@...lex.com>
> 
> You're saying you need a random hash key, yet you're assigning
> a constant.
> 
> Why not use a real random number, via get_random() or similar?

I meant to say a non-zero, non-descript value is needed as the hash key. That was the reason I had left the hash variable un-initialized; but on some systems I get a zero value and hashing is not effective. The constant value I tried (not of any significance) seems to work fine.

Pls let me know if you want me to re-send the patch with a more-descriptive changelog...

thanks.
-Sathya
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