netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH 11/13] net: sched: pfifo_fast use alf

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Date:   Fri, 19 Aug 2016 12:13:03 +0200
From:   Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@...hat.com>
To:     John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>
Cc:     xiyou.wangcong@...il.com, jhs@...atatu.com,
        alexei.starovoitov@...il.com, eric.dumazet@...il.com,
        john.r.fastabend@...el.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        davem@...emloft.net, brouer@...hat.com,
        "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 11/13] net: sched: pfifo_fast use alf_queue

On Wed, 17 Aug 2016 12:38:10 -0700
John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com> wrote:

> This converts the pfifo_fast qdisc to use the alf_queue enqueue and
                                                ^^^^^^^^^
> dequeue routines then sets the NOLOCK bit.
> 
> This also removes the logic used to pick the next band to dequeue from
> and instead just checks each alf_queue for packets from top priority
                               ^^^^^^^^^
> to lowest. This might need to be a bit more clever but seems to work
> for now.

You need to fix the description, as you are no longer using my
alf_queue implementation but instead are using the skb_array/ptr_ring
queue (by MST).

-- 
Best regards,
  Jesper Dangaard Brouer
  MSc.CS, Principal Kernel Engineer at Red Hat
  Author of http://www.iptv-analyzer.org
  LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brouer