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Re: [Lse-tech] Re: (RFC): SKB Initialization

To: Mala Anand <manand@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Lse-tech] Re: (RFC): SKB Initialization
From: jamal <hadi@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 11:49:29 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: Bill Hartner <bhartner@xxxxxxxxxx>, <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>, <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Robert Olsson <Robert.Olsson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Tue, 27 Aug 2002, Mala Anand wrote:

> SPECweb99 profile shows that __kfree_skb is in the top 5 hot routines. We
> will test the skb recycle patch on SPECweb99 and add skbinit patch
> to that and see how it helps.  What I understand is that the skb recycle
> patch does not attempt to recycle if the skbs are allocated on CPU
> and freed on another CPU. Is that right? If so, skbinit patch will help
> those cases.

yes it will. Not significant is my current thinking. i.e i wouldnt write
my mother to tell her about it.

cheers,
jamal


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