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Subject: Re: [patch 26/41] cpu alloc: Convert mib handling to cpu alloc
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On Fri, 30 May 2008, Eric Dumazet wrote:

> We also can avoid the use of two arrays when CONFIG_HAVE_CPU_OPS
> since _CPU_INC() and __CPU_INC() are both interrupt safe.
> This would reduce size of mibs by 50% and complexity (no need to sum)

Right.