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From: Changli Gao <xiaosuo@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 16:07:32 +0800

> After routing cache is removed totally, Linux is still unsuitable for
> use as a router on the core internet. Because it isn't a realtime OS,
> and the forwarding delay isn't bounded. With routing cache, the memory
> cost isn't bounded too. :)

With many cores, pipe can be filled no problem, because with multi-core
machine routing lookup proceeds just like Cisco router makes in hardware.

I wrote about this in my blog a few years ago.