> You could optimize this by getting HARD_TX_LOCK after the > check. I assume that netif_stop_subqueue (from another CPU) > would always be called by the driver xmit, and that is not > possible since we hold the __LINK_STATE_QDISC_RUNNING bit. > Does that sound correct?
Sorry for not responding sooner; Dave hit it on the head though with his response. I agree with your changes, and I'll incorporate them in the lockless stack patches I've been working on (in the software queuing mode). Now if I could just find some time to finish them up and get them out for review... Thanks, -PJ Waskiewicz - 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
