net: Use a percpu_counter for sockets_allocated
authorEric Dumazet <dada1@cosmosbay.com>
Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:16:35 +0000 (21:16 -0800)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:16:35 +0000 (21:16 -0800)
Instead of using one atomic_t per protocol, use a percpu_counter
for "sockets_allocated", to reduce cache line contention on
heavy duty network servers.

Note : We revert commit (248969ae31e1b3276fc4399d67ce29a5d81e6fd9
net: af_unix can make unix_nr_socks visbile in /proc),
since it is not anymore used after sock_prot_inuse_add() addition

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <dada1@cosmosbay.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

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