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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/netdevice.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/netdevice.h | 12 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h index c57088f575a..fea0d9db684 100644 --- a/include/linux/netdevice.h +++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h @@ -193,13 +193,20 @@ struct hh_cache { struct hh_cache *hh_next; /* Next entry */ atomic_t hh_refcnt; /* number of users */ - __be16 hh_type; /* protocol identifier, f.e ETH_P_IP +/* + * We want hh_output, hh_len, hh_lock and hh_data be a in a separate + * cache line on SMP. + * They are mostly read, but hh_refcnt may be changed quite frequently, + * incurring cache line ping pongs. + */ + __be16 hh_type ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp; + /* protocol identifier, f.e ETH_P_IP * NOTE: For VLANs, this will be the * encapuslated type. --BLG */ u16 hh_len; /* length of header */ int (*hh_output)(struct sk_buff *skb); - rwlock_t hh_lock; + seqlock_t hh_lock; /* cached hardware header; allow for machine alignment needs. */ #define HH_DATA_MOD 16 @@ -899,6 +906,7 @@ static inline void netif_poll_disable(struct net_device *dev) static inline void netif_poll_enable(struct net_device *dev) { + smp_mb__before_clear_bit(); clear_bit(__LINK_STATE_RX_SCHED, &dev->state); } |