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

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Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2024 10:40:43 -0500
From: Aaron Conole <aconole@...hat.com>
To: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.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

Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com> writes:

> 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 ;)

Okay - I'll give time for others to comment and resubmit in ~24 hours
unless there's a reason to submit sooner.