From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Miller Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2 net-next] Lockless netlink_lookup() with new concurrent hash table Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:08:24 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <20140730.190824.1834967880150777985.davem@davemloft.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: dev-yBygre7rU0TnMu66kgdUjQ@public.gmane.org, netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, josh-iaAMLnmF4UmaiuxdJuQwMA@public.gmane.org, paulmck-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org, kaber-dcUjhNyLwpNeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org, walpole-sKt6ljEC1JY3uPMLIKxrzw@public.gmane.org To: tgraf-G/eBtMaohhA@public.gmane.org Return-path: In-Reply-To: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces-yBygre7rU0TnMu66kgdUjQ@public.gmane.org Sender: "dev" List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org From: Thomas Graf Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 13:41:31 +0200 > Netlink sockets are maintained in a hash table to allow efficient lookup > via the port ID for unicast messages. However, lookups currently require > a read lock to be taken. This series adds a new generic, resizable, > scalable, concurrent hash table based on the paper referenced in the first > patch. It then makes use of the new data type to implement lockless > netlink_lookup(). > > Against net-next since the initial user of the new hash table is in net/ > > Thomas Graf (2): > lib: Resizable, Scalable, Concurrent Hash Table > netlink: Convert netlink_lookup() to use RCU protected hash table This series looks great, please post an updated series once you have addressed the current feedback. Thanks!