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From: jamal <hadi@cyberus.ca>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] net: batch skb dequeueing from softnet
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:13:48 -0400
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On Thu, 2010-04-22 at 01:05 +0200, Eric Dumazet wrote:


> [RFC] net: introduce a batch mode in process_backlog()
> 
> We see a lock contention on input_pkt_queue.lock in RPS benches.
> 
> As suggested by Changli Gao, we can batch several skbs at once in
> process_backlog(), so that we dirty input_pkt_queue less often.
> 

Ok, so i grab the latest and greatest net-next and apply this before
testing? Let me know..

cheers,
jamal