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Why Is It Not Necessary to Block Interface or Queue Reads?

April 26, 2017block interface necessary Queue READS

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Why Is It Not Necessary to Block Interface or Queue Reads?

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If a queue is used by one producer and one consumer, there is no need to block during the queue read. For example, in the ipfwd application, each queue has only one producer and consumer, and does not need to block. See FIGURE A-1.