Re: [patch 3/4] net: Percpufy frequently used variables -- proto.sockets_allocated

[Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@kvack.org>]

On Sat, Jan 28, 2006 at 01:28:20AM +0100, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> We might use atomic_long_t only (and no spinlocks)
> Something like this ?

Erk, complex and slow...  Try using local_t instead, which is substantially 
cheaper on the P4 as it doesn't use the lock prefix and act as a memory 
barrier.  See asm/local.h.

		-ben
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