On Thu, Dec 01, 2016 at 10:03:43AM +0100, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> This avoids taking the active_timers_lock or resetting/setting the
> timers_done_ev if there are no active timers. This removes a small
> (2-3%) source of overhead for dataplane. The list is then checked
> again inside the lock, or
This avoids taking the active_timers_lock or resetting/setting the
timers_done_ev if there are no active timers. This removes a small
(2-3%) source of overhead for dataplane. The list is then checked
again inside the lock, or a NULL pointer could be dereferenced.
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini
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