Re: how safe is NET_MPSAFE

[Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>]

On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 02:57:37PM +0900, Ryota Ozaki wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 2:42 AM Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> > I'm wondering what's the status of NET_MPSAFE in netbsd-8 ?
> > will it have some advantage on a ftp/http/rsync server with a bnx interface ?
> 
> Unfortunately your setups don't gain benefits from NET_MPSAFE in
> netbsd-8/-current.
> Layer 4 and sockets are still in KERNEL_LOCK and/or softnet_lock and bnx
> isn't MP-safe yet.

Would there be some benefit if I make nx mp-safe ? Or is the layer 4
a killer here ?

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
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