From: Thomas Graf <tg...@suug.ch> Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 13:41:31 +0200
> Netlink sockets are maintained in a hash table to allow efficient lookup > via the port ID for unicast messages. However, lookups currently require > a read lock to be taken. This series adds a new generic, resizable, > scalable, concurrent hash table based on the paper referenced in the first > patch. It then makes use of the new data type to implement lockless > netlink_lookup(). > > Against net-next since the initial user of the new hash table is in net/ > > Thomas Graf (2): > lib: Resizable, Scalable, Concurrent Hash Table > netlink: Convert netlink_lookup() to use RCU protected hash table This series looks great, please post an updated series once you have addressed the current feedback. Thanks! -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
