From: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:13:06 +0900 (JST)
> Previously, we directly use address, ifindex etc., not flowi, > in IPv6 routing code except for ip6_route_output(). > This patch changes them to use flowi. > I know this should work and it is a good way for abstraction. > However, initializing flowi for IPv6 is more expensive than > one for IPv4, and it would result in poor performance (especially > without CONFIG_IPV6_MULTIPLE_TABLES). > > Am I too cautious? > Should we eat this? I think it is a legitimate consideration. For now I would suggest we use Thomas's approach, and we can make performance measurements to determine if it makes to optimize this or consider other methods. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
