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From: Yuanhan Liu <yuanhan.liu@linux.intel.com>
To: dev@dpdk.org
Cc: Maxime Coquelin <maxime.coquelin@redhat.com>,
	Jianbo Liu <jianbo.liu@linaro.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/7] vhost: optimize mergeable Rx path
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2016 15:51:17 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20161021075117.GR16751@yliu-dev.sh.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1476437678-7102-1-git-send-email-yuanhan.liu@linux.intel.com>

Applied to dpdk-next-virtio.

And thanks for testing and reviewing.

	--yliu

On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 05:34:31PM +0800, Yuanhan Liu wrote:
> This is a new set of patches to optimize the mergeable Rx code path.
> No refactoring (rewrite) was made this time. It just applies some
> findings from Zhihong (kudos to him!) that could improve the mergeable
> Rx path on the old code.
> 
> The two major factors that could improve the performance greatly are:
> 
> - copy virtio header together with packet data. This could remove
>   the buubbles between the two copy to optimize the cache access.
> 
>   This is implemented in patch 2 "vhost: optimize cache access"
> 
> - shadow used ring update and update them at once
> 
>   The basic idea is to update used ring in a local buffer and flush
>   them to the virtio used ring at once in the end. Again, this is
>   for optimizing the cache access.
> 
>   This is implemented in patch 5 "vhost: shadow used ring update"
> 
> The two optimizations could yield 40+% performance in micro testing
> and 20+% in PVP case testing with 64B packet size.
> 
> Besides that, there are some tiny optimizations, such as prefetch
> avail ring (patch 6) and retrieve avail head once (patch 7).
> 
> Note: the shadow used ring tech could also be applied to the non-mrg
> Rx path (and even the dequeu) path. I didn't do that for two reasons:
> 
> - we already update used ring in batch in both path: it's not shadowed
>   first though.
> 
> - it's a bit too late too make many changes at this stage: RC1 is out. 
> 
> Please help testing.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 	--yliu
> 
> Cc: Jianbo Liu <jianbo.liu@linaro.org>
> ---
> Yuanhan Liu (4):
>   vhost: simplify mergeable Rx vring reservation
>   vhost: use last avail idx for avail ring reservation
>   vhost: prefetch avail ring
>   vhost: retrieve avail head once
> 
> Zhihong Wang (3):
>   vhost: remove useless volatile
>   vhost: optimize cache access
>   vhost: shadow used ring update
> 
>  lib/librte_vhost/vhost.c      |  13 ++-
>  lib/librte_vhost/vhost.h      |   5 +-
>  lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user.c |  23 +++--
>  lib/librte_vhost/virtio_net.c | 193 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
>  4 files changed, 149 insertions(+), 85 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 1.9.0

      parent reply	other threads:[~2016-10-21  7:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 140+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-08-16  3:50 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] optimize vhost enqueue Zhihong Wang
2016-08-16 13:59 ` Maxime Coquelin
2016-08-17  1:45   ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-08-17  2:38     ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-08-17  6:41       ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-08-17  9:17         ` Maxime Coquelin
2016-08-17  9:51           ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-08-18 13:44             ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-08-17 10:07           ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-08-18  6:33 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/6] vhost: optimize enqueue Zhihong Wang
2016-08-18  6:33   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/6] vhost: rewrite enqueue Zhihong Wang
2016-08-19  2:39     ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-08-19  7:07       ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-08-18  6:33   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/6] vhost: remove obsolete Zhihong Wang
2016-08-19  2:32     ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-08-19  7:08       ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-08-18  6:33   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/6] vhost: remove useless volatile Zhihong Wang
2016-08-18  6:33   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/6] vhost: add desc prefetch Zhihong Wang
2016-08-18  6:33   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 5/6] vhost: batch update used ring Zhihong Wang
2016-08-18  6:33   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 6/6] vhost: optimize cache access Zhihong Wang
2016-08-19  5:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/5] vhost: optimize enqueue Zhihong Wang
2016-08-19  5:43   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/5] vhost: rewrite enqueue Zhihong Wang
2016-08-22  9:35     ` Maxime Coquelin
2016-08-23  2:27       ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-08-25  4:00       ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-08-19  5:43   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/5] vhost: remove useless volatile Zhihong Wang
2016-08-19  5:43   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/5] vhost: add desc prefetch Zhihong Wang
2016-08-19  5:43   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/5] vhost: batch update used ring Zhihong Wang
2016-08-25  3:48     ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-08-25  5:19       ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-08-19  5:43   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 5/5] vhost: optimize cache access Zhihong Wang
2016-08-22  8:11   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/5] vhost: optimize enqueue Maxime Coquelin
2016-08-22 10:01     ` Maxime Coquelin
2016-08-22 10:35       ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-08-24  3:37         ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-08-23  2:31       ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-08-23 10:43         ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-08-23 12:16           ` Maxime Coquelin
2016-08-23 12:22           ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-08-23  2:15     ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-09-21  8:50     ` Jianbo Liu
2016-09-21  9:27       ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-09-21 12:54         ` Jianbo Liu
2016-09-22  2:11           ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-09-22  2:29           ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-09-22  5:47             ` Jianbo Liu
2016-09-22  6:58               ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-09-22  9:01                 ` Jianbo Liu
2016-09-22 10:04                   ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-09-22 14:41                     ` Jianbo Liu
2016-09-23  2:56                       ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-09-23 10:41                         ` Jianbo Liu
2016-09-23 13:41                           ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-09-25  5:41                             ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-09-26  5:12                               ` Jianbo Liu
2016-09-26  5:25                                 ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-09-26  5:38                                   ` Jianbo Liu
2016-09-26  6:00                                     ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-09-26  4:24                             ` Jianbo Liu
2016-09-26  5:37                   ` Luke Gorrie
2016-09-26  5:40                     ` Jianbo Liu
2016-09-27 10:21                   ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-09-27 16:45                     ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-10-09 12:09                       ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-10-10  2:44                         ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-10-10  5:31                           ` Jianbo Liu
2016-10-10  6:22                             ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-10-10  6:57                               ` Jianbo Liu
2016-10-10  7:25                                 ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-10-12  2:53               ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-10-12 12:22                 ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-10-12 15:31                   ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-10-13  1:21                     ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-10-13  3:51                     ` Jianbo Liu
2016-10-13  5:33                   ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-10-13  5:35                     ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-10-13  6:02                     ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-10-13  7:54                       ` Maxime Coquelin
2016-10-13  9:23                         ` Maxime Coquelin
2016-10-14 10:11                           ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-08-30  3:35 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/6] " Zhihong Wang
2016-08-30  3:35   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/6] vhost: fix windows vm hang Zhihong Wang
2016-09-05  5:24     ` [dpdk-dev] [dpdk-stable] " Yuanhan Liu
2016-09-05  5:25       ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-09-05  5:40         ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-08-30  3:36   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/6] vhost: rewrite enqueue Zhihong Wang
2016-09-05  6:39     ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-09-07  5:33       ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-09-07  5:39         ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-08-30  3:36   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/6] vhost: remove useless volatile Zhihong Wang
2016-08-30  3:36   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 4/6] vhost: add desc prefetch Zhihong Wang
2016-08-30  3:36   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 5/6] vhost: batch update used ring Zhihong Wang
2016-08-30  3:36   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 6/6] vhost: optimize cache access Zhihong Wang
2016-09-09  3:39 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/6] vhost: optimize enqueue Zhihong Wang
2016-09-09  3:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/6] vhost: fix windows vm hang Zhihong Wang
2016-09-09  3:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/6] vhost: rewrite enqueue Zhihong Wang
2016-09-12 15:42     ` Maxime Coquelin
2016-09-14  8:20       ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-09-15 16:35         ` Maxime Coquelin
2016-09-12 16:26     ` Maxime Coquelin
2016-09-14  8:22       ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-09-18 14:19     ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-09-19  3:29       ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-09-09  3:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/6] vhost: remove useless volatile Zhihong Wang
2016-09-09  3:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/6] vhost: add desc prefetch Zhihong Wang
2016-09-09  3:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 5/6] vhost: batch update used ring Zhihong Wang
2016-09-12 15:45     ` Maxime Coquelin
2016-09-14  8:43       ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-09-15 16:38         ` Maxime Coquelin
2016-09-18  2:55           ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-09-18  2:57             ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-09-09  3:39   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 6/6] vhost: optimize cache access Zhihong Wang
2016-09-12 13:52   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/6] vhost: optimize enqueue Maxime Coquelin
2016-09-12 13:56     ` Maxime Coquelin
2016-09-12 14:01     ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-09-20  2:00 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 " Zhihong Wang
2016-09-20  2:00   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/6] vhost: fix windows vm hang Zhihong Wang
2016-10-13  6:18     ` [dpdk-dev] [dpdk-stable] " Yuanhan Liu
2016-09-20  2:00   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/6] vhost: rewrite enqueue Zhihong Wang
2016-09-22  9:58     ` Jianbo Liu
2016-09-22 10:13       ` Wang, Zhihong
2016-09-20  2:00   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/6] vhost: remove useless volatile Zhihong Wang
2016-09-20  2:00   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/6] vhost: add desc prefetch Zhihong Wang
2016-09-20  2:00   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 5/6] vhost: batch update used ring Zhihong Wang
2016-09-20  2:00   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 6/6] vhost: optimize cache access Zhihong Wang
2016-09-21  2:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/6] vhost: optimize enqueue Yuanhan Liu
2016-09-21  4:39     ` Maxime Coquelin
2016-10-14  9:34   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/7] vhost: optimize mergeable Rx path Yuanhan Liu
2016-10-14  9:34     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/7] vhost: remove useless volatile Yuanhan Liu
2016-10-14  9:34     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 2/7] vhost: optimize cache access Yuanhan Liu
2016-10-14  9:34     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 3/7] vhost: simplify mergeable Rx vring reservation Yuanhan Liu
2016-10-25 22:08       ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-10-26  2:56         ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-10-14  9:34     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 4/7] vhost: use last avail idx for avail ring reservation Yuanhan Liu
2016-10-14  9:34     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 5/7] vhost: shadow used ring update Yuanhan Liu
2016-10-14  9:34     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 6/7] vhost: prefetch avail ring Yuanhan Liu
2016-10-14  9:34     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 7/7] vhost: retrieve avail head once Yuanhan Liu
2016-10-18  2:25     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/7] vhost: optimize mergeable Rx path Jianbo Liu
2016-10-18 14:53     ` Maxime Coquelin
2016-10-21  7:51     ` Yuanhan Liu [this message]

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