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Subject: Re: Awfully slow /proc/net/tcp, netstat, in.identd in 2.4 (updated)
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   From: Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@redhat.com>
   Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 18:04:34 -0400
   
   If the hash table was grown dynamically, I wouldn't have this complaint.
   
It's too expensive to implement.  It adds a new check every
connection, _or_ some timer which periodically scans the chain
lengths.

Franks a lot,
David S. Miller
davem@redhat.com