# Re: \[PATCH 20/31\]: pkt\_sched: Perform bulk of qdisc destruction in RCU.

- From: David Miller \<hidden\>
- Date: 2008-07-21 17:08:21 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2008/07/10804155
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-wireless/2008/07/10804155/t.md

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From: Herbert Xu <redacted>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:02:33 +0800

> On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 09:51:24AM -0700, David Miller wrote:
> >
> > How so?  If the TX hash is well distributed, which it should be,
> > it is at least going to approximate the distribution provided by
> > the RX hash.
> 
> This is a matter of probabilities :) In general, if the TX hash
> and the RX hash are completely unrelated, then the end result of
> the hash distribution should be independent of each other (independent
> in the probablistic sense).  That is, for the flows which have
> been RX hashed into one queue, they should be hashed on average
> across all queues by the TX hash.  Conversely, those that have
> been hashed into one TX queue would be distributed across all
> RX queues.

Theoretically perhaps you are right.

Can I at least get some commitment that someone will test
that this really is necessary before we add the CPU ID
hash option?
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