Eric Dumazet writes: > OK, but we still have a problem on machines with >= 250 cpus, > because calling 250 times spin_lock() is going to overflow preempt_count, > as each spin_lock() increases preempt_count by one. Huh? Each cpu has its own separate preempt_count. Paul. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html