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Re: [Xen-devel][Pv-ops][PATCH 3/3 v3] Netback: Use Kernel thread to rep

To: "Xu, Dongxiao" <dongxiao.xu@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel][Pv-ops][PATCH 3/3 v3] Netback: Use Kernel thread to replace the tasklet.
From: Dulloor <dulloor@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 12:15:08 -0700
Cc: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx>, "xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Steven Smith <steven.smith@xxxxxxxxxx>, Jan Beulich <JBeulich@xxxxxxxxxx>, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>
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On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 6:52 PM, Xu, Dongxiao <dongxiao.xu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Netback: Use Kernel thread to replace the tasklet.
>
> Kernel thread has more control over QoS, and could improve dom0's
> userspace responseness. This option is defaultly off currently.

Why not use just kthreads ?

Also, the multiple checks for MODPARM_kthread could be avoided using
an inline function : schedule_netback_thread

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