netdev - Re: [nf-next PATCH V3 0/5] netfilter: conntrack: optimization, remove central spinlock

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Message-ID: <20140307104536.GA11140@localhost>
Date:	Fri, 7 Mar 2014 11:45:36 +0100
From:	Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	brouer@...hat.com, netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org,
	eric.dumazet@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, fw@...len.de,
	kaber@...sh.net
Subject: Re: [nf-next PATCH V3 0/5] netfilter: conntrack: optimization,
 remove central spinlock

On Mon, Mar 03, 2014 at 04:00:46PM -0500, David Miller wrote:
> From: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@...hat.com>
> Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2014 14:44:16 +0100
> 
> > This patchset change the conntrack locking and provides a huge
> > performance improvements.
> > 
> > This patchset is based upon Eric Dumazet's proposed patch:
> >   http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/268758/focus=47306
> > I have in agreement with Eric Dumazet, taken over this patch (and
> > turned it into a entire patchset).
> > 
> > Primary focus is to remove the central spinlock nf_conntrack_lock.
> > This requires several steps to be acheived.
>  ...
> 
> For series:
> 
> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>

Applied, thanks everyone.
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