[PATCH] option for large routing hash

[Robert Olsson <Robert.Olsson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello!

I think patch should be useful as it helps performance a lot during high 
flow load. I have some numbers if you are interested.

Cheers. 
                                                --ro


--- net/ipv4/Kconfig.orig       2003-12-09 14:00:14.000000000 +0100
+++ net/ipv4/Kconfig    2003-12-09 14:51:27.000000000 +0100
@@ -75,6 +75,19 @@
 
          If unsure, say N.
 
+config IP_ROUTE_LARGE_HASH
+         bool "IP: large routing hash"
+       ---help---
+         Say yes to increase the number of dst hash buckets. Most likely you
+         are running a server or router with lots of flows. Saying yes 
+         will increase used dst hash 8 times typically from 16Kbytes to 128 
+         Kbytes on a 256Mbytes system.
+
+         dst hash is otherwise tunable via /proc/sys/net/ipv4/route/
+         Monitoring can be done with rtstat utility this comes with iproute2.
+
+         If unsure, say N.
+
 config IP_ROUTE_FWMARK
        bool "IP: use netfilter MARK value as routing key"
        depends on IP_MULTIPLE_TABLES && NETFILTER
--- net/ipv4/route.c.orig       2003-12-09 13:59:57.000000000 +0100
+++ net/ipv4/route.c    2003-12-09 14:49:48.000000000 +0100
@@ -2747,6 +2747,9 @@
 
        goal = num_physpages >> (26 - PAGE_SHIFT);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_LARGE_HASH
+       goal <<= 3;
+#endif
        for (order = 0; (1UL << order) < goal; order++)
                /* NOTHING */;