netdev - Re: [PATCH net 1/2] net: openvswitch: limit the number of recursions from action sets

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Message-ID: <CANn89iLjHcLGvvRLVBnmk7tXXgKagS_t_VnetWkjs=0rhKtnJA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2024 15:56:46 +0100
From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
To: Aaron Conole <aconole@...hat.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, 
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@....org>, 
	dev@...nvswitch.org, Ilya Maximets <i.maximets@....org>, Simon Horman <horms@....org>, 
	Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/2] net: openvswitch: limit the number of recursions
 from action sets

On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 3:55 PM Aaron Conole <aconole@...hat.com> wrote:
>
>
> Oops - I didn't consider it.
>
> Given that, maybe the best approach would not to rely on per-cpu
> counter. I'll respin in the next series with a depth counter that I pass
> to the function instead and compare that.  I guess that should address
> migration and eliminate the need for per-cpu counter.
>
> Does it make sense?

Sure, a depth parameter would work much better ;)