Re: net/core/flow.c cpu handling?

["David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 21:26:40 +1100
Rusty Russell <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In message <20031101225050.4de96a8b.davem@xxxxxxxxxx> you write:
> > 
> > Very likely, the code is how it is in order to make the
> > 2.4.x backport of this code and the 2.6.x version as
> > similar as humanly possible.
> 
> Hmm, AFAICT the patch I sent should be easier, not harder to backport.
> 
> Anyway, I'm carrying the patch as part of the hotplug CPU patches: we
> can discuss it once 2.6.0 is out.

I intend to review your patch today, there is no justification
for the problems you've pointed out in this code regardless of
how difficult or easy fixing it makes a backport.