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author | Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> | 2010-07-23 12:59:36 +0200 |
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committer | Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> | 2010-07-23 12:59:36 +0200 |
commit | e8648a1fdb54da1f683784b36a17aa65ea56e931 (patch) | |
tree | 66fd69f1987e4aba0025429b581d394e6db28af0 /net/netfilter/Kconfig | |
parent | 7f1c407579519e71a0dcadc05614fd98acec585e (diff) | |
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netfilter: add xt_cpu match
In some situations a CPU match permits a better spreading of
connections, or select targets only for a given cpu.
With Remote Packet Steering or multiqueue NIC and appropriate IRQ
affinities, we can distribute trafic on available cpus, per session.
(all RX packets for a given flow is handled by a given cpu)
Some legacy applications being not SMP friendly, one way to scale a
server is to run multiple copies of them.
Instead of randomly choosing an instance, we can use the cpu number as a
key so that softirq handler for a whole instance is running on a single
cpu, maximizing cache effects in TCP/UDP stacks.
Using NAT for example, a four ways machine might run four copies of
server application, using a separate listening port for each instance,
but still presenting an unique external port :
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 80 -m cpu --cpu 0 \
-j REDIRECT --to-port 8080
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 80 -m cpu --cpu 1 \
-j REDIRECT --to-port 8081
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 80 -m cpu --cpu 2 \
-j REDIRECT --to-port 8082
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 80 -m cpu --cpu 3 \
-j REDIRECT --to-port 8083
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'net/netfilter/Kconfig')
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diff --git a/net/netfilter/Kconfig b/net/netfilter/Kconfig index 551b58419df9..43288259f4a1 100644 --- a/net/netfilter/Kconfig +++ b/net/netfilter/Kconfig @@ -663,6 +663,15 @@ config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_CONNTRACK To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N. +config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_CPU + tristate '"cpu" match support' + depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED + help + CPU matching allows you to match packets based on the CPU + currently handling the packet. + + To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N. + config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_DCCP tristate '"dccp" protocol match support' depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED |