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Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 20:22:10 -0700 (PDT) From: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> To: hannes@...essinduktion.org Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, therbert@...gle.com, jhs@...atatu.com, edumazet@...gle.com, jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com, rusty@...tcorp.com.au, dborkman@...hat.com, brouer@...hat.com, john.r.fastabend@...el.com Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Get rid of ndo_xmit_flush From: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org> Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 03:42:54 +0200 > I wonder if we still might need a separate call for tx_flush, e.g. for > af_packet if one wants to allow user space control of batching, MSG_MORE > with tx hangcheck (also in case user space has control over it) or > implement TCP_CORK alike option in af_packet. I disagree with allowing the user to hold a device TX queue hostage across system calls, therefore the user should provide the entire batch in such a case. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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