Re: [net-next PATCH v5 3/3] net: reserve ports for applications usingfixed port numbers

[Cong Wang]

Octavian Purdila wrote:
> On Saturday 20 February 2010 10:20:53 you wrote:
>
> > > +unsigned long *sysctl_local_reserved_ports;
> > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(sysctl_local_reserved_ports);
> > > +
> > Sorry, this looks somewhat weird, why not just export
> > inet_is_reserved_local_port()?
>
> My understanding is that if we do that than we won't be able to inline 
> inet_is_reserved_local_port().  And as David said previously that will have a 
> significant impact on performance.

Oh, that would be true probably, so just leave as it is.

Thanks.

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