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networking:todo [2016/09/28 00:33] (current)
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-  * [[https://​www.linuxfoundation.org/#​Networking_Todo_List|1 Networking Todo List]] 
-    * [[https://​www.linuxfoundation.org/#​IPSEC|1.1 IPSEC]] 
-    * [[https://​www.linuxfoundation.org/#​struct_sk_buff|1.2 struct sk_buff]] 
-    * [[https://​www.linuxfoundation.org/#​Start_moving_towards_optional_IP_routing_cache|1.3 Start moving towards optional IP routing cache]] 
-    * [[https://​www.linuxfoundation.org/#​INET_sock|1.4 INET sock]] 
-    * [[https://​www.linuxfoundation.org/#​IPV4|1.5 IPV4]] 
-    * [[https://​www.linuxfoundation.org/#​IPV6|1.6 IPV6]] 
-    * [[https://​www.linuxfoundation.org/#​UDP|1.7 UDP]] 
-    * [[https://​www.linuxfoundation.org/#​TCP|1.8 TCP]] 
-    * [[https://​www.linuxfoundation.org/#​DCCP|1.9 DCCP]] 
-    * [[https://​www.linuxfoundation.org/#​Netlink|1.10 Netlink]] 
-    * [[https://​www.linuxfoundation.org/#​Packet_Classifiers|1.11 Packet Classifiers]] 
-    * [[https://​www.linuxfoundation.org/#​xfrm|1.12 xfrm]] 
-    * [[https://​www.linuxfoundation.org/#​Misc_Optimizations|1.13 Misc Optimizations]] 
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 ====== ​ Networking Todo List ====== ====== ​ Networking Todo List ======
  
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   *  The '​dst'​ argument to request_sock_ops->​rtx_syn_ack is always given as NULL and thus unused. ​ We should delete it.   *  The '​dst'​ argument to request_sock_ops->​rtx_syn_ack is always given as NULL and thus unused. ​ We should delete it.
  
-  *  inet_lookup and __inet_lookup have strange handling of the local port in order to accommodate the fact that inet_sock->​num is in cpu-endianness and that is what is used for hashing and port comparisons on packet input.+  *  inet_lookup and <​nowiki>​__inet_lookup</​nowiki> ​have strange handling of the local port in order to accommodate the fact that inet_sock->​num is in cpu-endianness and that is what is used for hashing and port comparisons on packet input.
  
 This is very non-intuitive and trips up people all the time. This is very non-intuitive and trips up people all the time.
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 =====  Misc Optimizations ===== =====  Misc Optimizations =====
  
-  *  Scan networking code for __read_mostly candidates+  *  Scan networking code for <​nowiki>​__read_mostly</​nowiki> ​candidates
   *  MPLS stack really desirable for real VPN support   *  MPLS stack really desirable for real VPN support
  
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