Re: TCP and NET_MPSAFE
Jason Thorpe <[email protected]> Sat, 2 May 2026 09:58:41 -0700
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> On May 2, 2026, at 8:46=E2=80=AFAM, Jason Thorpe <[email protected]> = wrote: >=20 > If a platform really wanted to use hardware support as the scheduling = trigger and had 2 hardware levels to throw at it, I would say: >=20 > clock > net =3D=3D serial >=3D bio >=3D gen >=20 > I.e. clock always on top, net and serial always equal, and an = opportunistic (or software-only) prioritization below that. But I=E2=80=99= m willing to be convinced otherwise if there=E2=80=99s a good argument = for a different ordering. BTW, by =E2=80=9Cnet and serial always equal=E2=80=9D I=E2=80=99m not = saying they should be the same soft-interrupt thread; rather, they = should be distinct threads with the same scheduler priority. -- thorpej