Re: [patch 26/41] cpu alloc: Convert mib handling to cpu alloc

[Eric Dumazet]

Christoph Lameter a écrit :
> Use the cpu alloc functions for the mib handling functions in the net
> layer. The API for snmp_mib_free() is changed to add a size parameter
> since cpu_free() requires a size parameter.
>
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <clameter@xxxxxxx>
> ---
>  include/net/ip.h     |    2 +-
>  include/net/snmp.h   |   32 ++++++++------------------------
>  net/dccp/proto.c     |    2 +-
>  net/ipv4/af_inet.c   |   31 +++++++++++++++++--------------
>  net/ipv6/addrconf.c  |   11 ++++++-----
>  net/ipv6/af_inet6.c  |   20 +++++++++++---------
>  net/sctp/protocol.c  |    2 +-
>  net/xfrm/xfrm_proc.c |    4 ++--
>  8 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 57 deletions(-)
>   
We also can avoid the use of two arrays when CONFIG_HAVE_CPU_OPS
since _CPU_INC() and __CPU_INC() are both interrupt safe.
This would reduce size of mibs by 50% and complexity (no need to sum)




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