netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: thunderx: Set recevie buffer page usage count in bulk

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Date:	Fri, 11 Mar 2016 22:34:19 +0530
From:	Sunil Kovvuri <sunil.kovvuri@...il.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	LAKML <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Sunil Goutham <sgoutham@...ium.com>,
	Robert Richter <robert.richter@...iumnetworks.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: thunderx: Set recevie buffer page usage count in bulk

On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 1:18 AM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
> From: Sunil Kovvuri <sunil.kovvuri@...il.com>
> Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 23:57:48 +0530
>
>> Difference between NIU driver and this patch is there it's
>> calculate split count, increment page count and then divide page into
>> buffers. Here it's divide page into buffers, have a counter which increments
>> at every split and then at the end do a atomic increment of page->_count.
>>
>> Any issue with this approach ?
>
> I guess not.

Okay, so can i assume you will consider the patch for merging if no
other comments
are received. Or do you want me to resubmit patches a fresh. ?