Update language for network stack locking task.

Submitted by:	sam
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Robert Watson 2004-01-06 20:11:04 +00:00
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IPv6) now have fine-grained locking of their data structures.
However, it is not yet possible for the netisr threads to run
without Giant, due to dependencies on sockets, routing, etc.
A 5.2-RELEASE goal is to have the network stack running largely
without Giant, which should substantially improve performance
of the stack, as well as other system components by reducing
contention on Giant.</td>
A 5.2-RELEASE goal is to have the forwarding path in the network
stack able to run without Giant, which should substantially improve
performance of the stack, as well as other system components by
reducing contention on Giant. For stability reasons, this will
be disabled by default in 5.2.</td>
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