Re: [PATCH 0/5] Long term PMTU/redirect storage in ipv4.

[David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>]

From: Julian Anastasov <ja@ssi.bg>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:36:08 +0300 (EEST)

> 	Is the cost of read_seqbegin a problem? Here is a
> 2nd version, I still keep this first check for now.

No, the read side of seqlocks are extremely cheap, it's just a plain
read and compare of a read-mostly integer.

> Subject: [PATCH v2] ipv4: use seqlock for nh_exceptions
> 
> From: Julian Anastasov <ja@ssi.bg>
> 
> 	Use global seqlock for the nh_exceptions. Call
> fnhe_oldest with the right hash chain. Correct the diff
> value for dst_set_expires.
> 
> v2: after suggestions from Eric Dumazet:
> * get rid of spin lock fnhe_lock, rearrange update_or_create_fnhe
> * continue daddr search in rt_bind_exception
> 
> Signed-off-by: Julian Anastasov <ja@ssi.bg>
> ---

I think if you get a seqlock mis-compare, you will need to branch back
to rescan the hash chain from the beginning.

Otherwise I like these changes a lot.

We should perhaps consider doing something similar in the TCP metrics
code.

Thanks!