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From: Eric Dumazet <dada1@cosmosbay.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [NET] reduce sizeof(struct inet_peer), cleanup,
 change in peer_check_expire()
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 06:24:52 +0200
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David Miller a =E9crit :
> From: Eric Dumazet <dada1@cosmosbay.com>
> Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 05:56:43 +0200
>=20
>> 2^31 is 2147483648
>>
>> Thats a *lot* of timer ticks, an inet_peer entry should not stay in=20
>> unused_list for more than 10 minutes.
>=20
> My bad, I thought the time was compared to the creation time
> not the time at which it was added to the unused list.
>=20
> I like your patch and I'll apply it.
>=20
> Thanks Eric.

Thank you David

(Re-reading my previous mail, I forgot to say that on ia32, unsigned lo=
ng is=20
already 32 bits, so if a 32bits timestamp is OK (for delta computing) f=
or such=20
platforms, it must be  OK for other platforms as well)

Eric