Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:08:24 -0700 (PDT) | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/2 net-next] Lockless netlink_lookup() with new concurrent hash table | From | David Miller <> |
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From: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 13:41:31 +0200
> Netlink sockets are maintained in a hash table to allow efficient lookup > via the port ID for unicast messages. However, lookups currently require > a read lock to be taken. This series adds a new generic, resizable, > scalable, concurrent hash table based on the paper referenced in the first > patch. It then makes use of the new data type to implement lockless > netlink_lookup(). > > Against net-next since the initial user of the new hash table is in net/ > > Thomas Graf (2): > lib: Resizable, Scalable, Concurrent Hash Table > netlink: Convert netlink_lookup() to use RCU protected hash table
This series looks great, please post an updated series once you have addressed the current feedback.
Thanks!
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