[ovs-dev] [PATCH v2] datapath: Move flow table rehashing to flow install.

Jesse Gross jesse at nicira.com
Fri Sep 6 23:42:25 UTC 2013


On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Pravin B Shelar <pshelar at nicira.com> wrote:
> Rehashing in ovs-workqueue can cause ovs-mutex lock contentions
> in case of heavy flow setups where both needs ovs-mutex.  So by
> moving rehashing to flow-setup we can eliminate contention.
> This also simplify ovs locking and reduces dependence on
> workqueue.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pravin B Shelar <pshelar at nicira.com>

Acked-by: Jesse Gross <jesse at nicira.com>



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