netdev - Re: Regarding Routing table in Linux kernel

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Date:	Mon, 7 Nov 2011 09:52:21 +0530
From:	Ajith Adapa <adapa.ajith@...il.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Regarding Routing table in Linux kernel

Thanks for the reply

>> 1. Why does the linux kernel use hashing table for storing routing
>> entries when there is patricia trie or radix tree which is more faster
>> than Hash table ?
>
> I think you are mistaken. Routes are stored in a trie in recent kernels.
>
> And route cache is scheduled to be removed at some point.
>
> In normal situation, one hash lookup is the faster way to find a random
> item, its a single memory cache line cost.

I will check it with the latest kernel. Actually I am just checking in
a 2.6.18 kernel.

>> 2. Is there any way we can test the performance of an routing
>> algorithm before deploying in a real time scenario to check its
>> performance ? I would like to test one of my implementations to check
>> if there are any performance gains or not ?
>
> Sorry there is no general answer. It all depends on your needs.

Hmm .. Seems there is no simple way for it other than trying out in
real time scenario :(
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