Date: Sun, 2 Mar 1997 00:59:24 +1100 (EST) From: Julian Assange <proff@iq.org> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: optimised ip_input Message-ID: <199703011359.AAA10816@profane.iq.org>
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ip_input() is appalling slow for multi-homed hosts, taking around 2 x num_interface_addresses comparisons to detect if a packet is locally destined. I've addressed this with address caching, hashing, and intelligent handling of broadcast addresses. Interested? -- Prof. Julian Assange |If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people |together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks proff@iq.org |and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless proff@gnu.ai.mit.edu |immensity of the sea. -- Antoine de Saint Exupery
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