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

Pravin Shelar pshelar at nicira.com
Mon Sep 9 16:22:31 UTC 2013


On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 4:42 PM, Jesse Gross <jesse at nicira.com> wrote:
> 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>

Thanks.
I pushed patch to master.



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