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From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] dummy: percpu stats and lockless xmit
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:02:08 +0200
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Le mardi 28 septembre 2010 =C3=A0 00:52 -0700, Stephen Hemminger a =C3=A9=
crit :
> > Converts dummy network device driver to :
> >=20
> > - percpu stats
> >=20
> > - 64bit stats
> >=20
> > - lockless xmit (NETIF_F_LLTX)
> >=20
> > - performance features added (NETIF_F_SG | NETIF_F_FRAGLIST |
> > NETIF_F_TSO | NETIF_F_NO_CSUM | NETIF_F_HIGHDMA)
> >=20
> > Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
>=20
> IFB device could use many of these enhancements.

Yes, probably ;)

I was considering the NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL, should we set it for dummy
device ?