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| Network Buffer Allocation in the FreeBSD Operating System |
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This paper outlines the current structure of network data buffers
in FreeBSD and explains their allocator's initial implementation.
The current common usage patterns of network data buffers is then
examined along with usage statistics for some of the allocator's
supporting API routines. Finally, the improvement of the allocation
framework to support SMP in FreeBSD 5.x is outlined and an argument
is made to extend the general-purpose allocator to support some of
the specifics of network data buffer semantics.
speaker: Bosko Milekic
location: TBA
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