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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 83b8c4f1d69..fea0d9db684 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
#include <linux/if_packet.h>
#ifdef __KERNEL__
+#include <linux/timer.h>
#include <asm/atomic.h>
#include <asm/cache.h>
#include <asm/byteorder.h>
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@
#include <linux/percpu.h>
#include <linux/dmaengine.h>
-struct divert_blk;
struct vlan_group;
struct ethtool_ops;
struct netpoll_info;
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ struct netpoll_info;
#define NET_RX_CN_HIGH 4 /* The storm is here */
#define NET_RX_BAD 5 /* packet dropped due to kernel error */
+/* NET_XMIT_CN is special. It does not guarantee that this packet is lost. It
+ * indicates that the device will soon be dropping packets, or already drops
+ * some packets of the same priority; prompting us to send less aggressively. */
+#define net_xmit_eval(e) ((e) == NET_XMIT_CN? 0 : (e))
#define net_xmit_errno(e) ((e) != NET_XMIT_CN ? -ENOBUFS : 0)
#endif
@@ -189,13 +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
*/
- int hh_len; /* length of header */
+ 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
@@ -517,11 +528,6 @@ struct net_device
/* bridge stuff */
struct net_bridge_port *br_port;
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_DIVERT
- /* this will get initialized at each interface type init routine */
- struct divert_blk *divert;
-#endif /* CONFIG_NET_DIVERT */
-
/* class/net/name entry */
struct class_device class_dev;
/* space for optional statistics and wireless sysfs groups */
@@ -900,6 +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);
}