Re: [PATCH] (3/4) Support lots of netdev's -- hash ifindex

On Fri, 6 Feb 2004 10:05:01 -0800
Stephen Hemminger [off-list ref] wrote:

Hash network device index entries, to allow fast lookup by routing
protocols.

Ok, I am applying this and the hash netdev by name patch.

I was going to allocate the tables at run time, not put them
into the image but since these go into the BSS it's not such
a big deal after all.

Thanks Stephen.