Re: [PATCH] (4/4) bridge: forwarding table lockless update

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Re: [PATCH] (4/4) bridge: forwarding table lockless update

To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx>
Subject:	Re: [PATCH] (4/4) bridge: forwarding table lockless update
From:	"David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Thu, 10 Mar 2005 18:51:52 -0800
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On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:44:37 -0800
Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Optimize bridge forwarding table for the fastpath of updating
> an existing entry. Use RCU to find the entry and change it's time.
> Fallback to normal locking for insert. This gives about a 1/3
> improvement in packets forwarding per second on SMP.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx>

Applied, thanks.

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