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Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Dmitriy Kirhlarov <dimma@higis.ru>
Subject: Re: Http Accept filters (accf_http)
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Robert Watson wrote:
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> I'm aware of a few problems relating to accept filters, and "fixing" 
> them has been on my todo list for several years.  Unfortunately, other 
> things keep getting ahead of that in the todo list.  One known issue is 
> that accept filters aren't entirely happy with the new multi-processor 
> locking world order.

Hi Robert,

Does this mean that on a multi-core system, one is better avoiding 
accept filters and accepting a small latency hit in return for better 
SMP scalability/reduced lock contention?

--Antony