netdev - Re: [patch net-next V7] net: introduce ethernet teaming device

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Message-ID: <1320940930.10042.2.camel@edumazet-HP-Compaq-6005-Pro-SFF-PC>
Date:	Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:02:10 +0100
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	bhutchings@...arflare.com, shemminger@...tta.com, fubar@...ibm.com,
	andy@...yhouse.net, tgraf@...radead.org, ebiederm@...ssion.com,
	mirqus@...il.com, kaber@...sh.net, greearb@...delatech.com,
	jesse@...ira.com, fbl@...hat.com, benjamin.poirier@...il.com,
	jzupka@...hat.com, ivecera@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next V7] net: introduce ethernet teaming device

Le jeudi 10 novembre 2011 à 16:41 +0100, Jiri Pirko a écrit :
> This patch introduces new network device called team. It supposes to be
> very fast, simple, userspace-driven alternative to existing bonding
> driver.
> 

> +static bool team_dummy_transmit(struct team *team, struct sk_buff *skb)
> +{
> +	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
> +	return false;
> +}
> +

ndo_start_xmit() method can be called with IRQ disabled (netpoll ?), so
dev_kfree_skb_any() is better ?



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