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DateSun, 12 Feb 2006 10:19:10 +0200
From"Michael S. Tsirkin" <>
SubjectRe: Re: [git patch review 1/4] IPoIB: Don't start send-only joins while multicast thread is stopped
Quoting r. Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@mac.com>:
> On Feb 12, 2006, at 02:50, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> >Basically, its as Andrew said: the lock around clear_bit is there  
> >to ensure that ipoib_mcast_send isnt running already when we stop  
> >the thread.  Thats why test_bit has to be inside the lock, too.> > Looks like you guys could use nonatomic versions to improve bus  
> efficiency slightly

I think we need atomics since other places touch bits in the same word without
taking the lock.

-- 
Michael S. Tsirkin
Staff Engineer, Mellanox Technologies
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