From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: akepner@sgi.com Subject: Re: Extensible hashing and RCU Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 10:02:53 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: References: <20070204074143.26312.qmail@science.horizon.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: davem@davemloft.net, netdev@vger.kernel.org To: linux@horizon.com Return-path: Received: from omx2-ext.sgi.com ([192.48.171.19]:58608 "EHLO omx2.sgi.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752632AbXBESMx (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 Feb 2007 13:12:53 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20070204074143.26312.qmail@science.horizon.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Sat, 4 Feb 2007 linux@horizon.com wrote: > I noticed in an LCA talk mention that apprently extensible hashing > with RCU access is an unsolved problem. Here's an idea for solving it. > .... Yes, I have been playing around with the same idea for doing dynamic resizing of the TCP hashtable. Did a prototype "toy" implementation, and I have a "half-finished" patch which resizes the TCP hashtable at runtime. Hmmm, your mail may be the impetus to get me to finally finish this thing.... -- Arthur