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From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] OpenBSD Networking-related randomization port
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:34:08 -0800
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On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 12:45:17 -0800
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net> wrote:

> On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 21:34:52 +0100
> Lorenzo Hern=E1ndez Garc=EDa-Hierro <lorenzo@gnu.org> wrote:
>=20
> > Attached the new patch following Arjan's recommendations.
>=20
> No SMP protection on the SBOX, better look into that.
> The locking you'll likely need to add will make this
> routine serialize many networking operations which is
> one thing we've been trying to avoid.
>=20

per-cpu would be the way to go here.

--=20
Stephen Hemminger	<shemminger@osdl.org>