On Tue, 2005-26-07 at 13:00 -0700, David S. Miller wrote: > > Calling __dev_get_by_index() at every classification check is quite > silly and potentially expensive, so let's call using ifindex a last > resort, yet correct, fix.
Just double checking (I think we are saying the same thing), that using ifindices and requiring refcounting for input_dev means you have to use __dev_get_by_index() on a per-packet basis. The contention is if we do really care about refcounting: I dont think we do. The only time it would really matter is when a module or device is hotplugged out and back in. cheers, jamal - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
