# Re: \[PATCH\] net: eliminate refcounting in backlog queue

- From: David Miller \<davem@davemloft.net\>
- Date: 2008-08-04 04:30:08 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2008/08/10804990
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2008/07/10804513/t.md

```text
From: Stephen Hemminger <redacted>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:32:12 -0700

> Avoid the overhead of atomic increment/decrement on each received packet.
> This helps performance of non-NAPI devices (like loopback).
> Use cleanup function to walk queue on each cpu and clean out any
> left over packets.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <redacted>

Looks good, applied, thanks Stephen.
```