Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 10:30:20 +0100 (BST) From: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> To: arch@FreeBSD.org, net@FreeBSD.org Subject: Remaining non-MPSAFE netisr handlers Message-ID: <20080526102345.G26343@fledge.watson.org>
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Dear all: In the continuing campaign to eliminate the Giant lock from the dregs of the network stack, I thought I'd send out a list of non-MPSAFE netisr handlers: Location Handler Removed with IFF_NEEDSGIANT dev/usb/usb_ethersubr.c:120 usbintr Yes net/if_ppp.c:277 pppintr Yes netinet6/ip6_input.c ip6_input No The plan for 8.0 is to remove the NETISR_MPSAFE flag -- all netisr handlers will be executed without the Giant lock. This doesn't prohibit acquiring Giant in the handler if required, although that's undesirable for the obvious reasons (potentially stalling interrupt handling, etc). Obviously, what would be most desirable is eliminating the remaining requirement for Giant in the IPv6 input path, primarily consisting of mld6 and nd6. With this in mind, my current plan is to remove the flag and add explicit Giant acquisition for any remaining handlers in June when IFF_NEEDSGIANT device drivers are disabled. Robert N M Watson Computer Laboratory University of Cambridge
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