netdev - Re: [ipsec-next v4 0/2] xfrm: scalability enhancements for policy database

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Message-ID: <20140903115913.GH6390@secunet.com>
Date:	Wed, 3 Sep 2014 13:59:13 +0200
From:	Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
To:	Christophe Gouault <christophe.gouault@...nd.com>
CC:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [ipsec-next v4 0/2] xfrm: scalability enhancements for policy
 database

On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 04:16:03PM +0200, Christophe Gouault wrote:
> This patchset enables to hash more policies than just non-prefixed
> ones: hash policies whose prefix lengths are greater or equal to
> configurable thresholds.
> 
> These thresholds are configured via netlink message
> XFRM_MSG_NEWSPDINFO, attributes XFRMA_SPD_IPV4_HTHRESH and
> XFRMA_SPD_IPV6_HTHRESH.
> 
> The related iproute2 patch for configuring the thresholds is available
> on demand.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Christophe
> ----
> v2:
> - change configuration API from proc to netlink
> v3:
> - initialize xfrm_policy_hthresh lock
> - remove "rebuilding SPD hash table" log
> - replace deprecated hlist_add_after by hlist_add_behind
> - remove netlink reply to XFRM_MSG_NEWSPDINFO request
> v4:
> - remove unused variables in xfrm_set_spdinfo

Looks good. All applied to ipsec-next, thanks a lot Christophe!
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