From: Adrien Mazarguil <adrien.mazarguil@6wind.com>
To: Matan Azrad <matan@mellanox.com>
Cc: dev@dpdk.org
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/8] net/mlx4: optimize Tx multi-segment case
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 17:22:14 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20171206162214.GG4062@6wind.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1512571693-15338-5-git-send-email-matan@mellanox.com>
On Wed, Dec 06, 2017 at 02:48:09PM +0000, Matan Azrad wrote:
> mlx4 Tx block can handle up to 4 data segments or control segment + up
> to 3 data segments. The first data segment in each not first Tx block
> must validate Tx queue wraparound and must use IO memory barrier before
> writing the byte count.
>
> The previous multi-segment code used "for" loop to iterate over all
> packet segments and separated first Tx block data case by "if"
> statements.
>
> Use switch case and unconditional branches instead of "for" loop can
> optimize the case and prevents the unnecessary checks for each data
> segment; This hints to compiler to create optimized jump table.
>
> Optimize this case by switch case and unconditional branches usage.
>
> Signed-off-by: Matan Azrad <matan@mellanox.com>
Acked-by: Adrien Mazarguil <adrien.mazarguil@6wind.com>
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Adrien Mazarguil
6WIND
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Thread overview: 47+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-11-28 12:19 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/8] improve mlx4 Tx performance Matan Azrad
2017-11-28 12:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/8] net/mlx4: fix Tx packet drop application report Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 10:57 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-11-28 12:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/8] net/mlx4: remove unnecessary Tx wraparound checks Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 10:57 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-11-28 12:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/8] net/mlx4: remove restamping from Tx error path Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 10:58 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-11-28 12:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/8] net/mlx4: optimize Tx multi-segment case Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 10:58 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-06 11:29 ` Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 11:55 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-11-28 12:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 5/8] net/mlx4: merge Tx queue rings management Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 10:58 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-06 11:43 ` Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 12:09 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-11-28 12:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 6/8] net/mlx4: mitigate Tx send entry size calculations Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 10:59 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-11-28 12:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 7/8] net/mlx4: align Tx descriptors number Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 10:59 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-06 11:44 ` Matan Azrad
2017-11-28 12:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 8/8] net/mlx4: remove Tx completion elements counter Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 10:59 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-06 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/8] improve mlx4 Tx performance Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/8] net/mlx4: fix Tx packet drop application report Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/8] net/mlx4: remove unnecessary Tx wraparound checks Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/8] net/mlx4: remove restamping from Tx error path Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/8] net/mlx4: optimize Tx multi-segment case Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 16:22 ` Adrien Mazarguil [this message]
2017-12-06 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 5/8] net/mlx4: merge Tx queue rings management Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 16:22 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-06 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 6/8] net/mlx4: mitigate Tx send entry size calculations Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 7/8] net/mlx4: align Tx descriptors number Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 16:22 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-06 17:24 ` Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 8/8] net/mlx4: remove Tx completion elements counter Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 16:22 ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-06 17:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/8] improve mlx4 Tx performance Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 17:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/8] net/mlx4: fix Tx packet drop application report Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 17:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/8] net/mlx4: remove unnecessary Tx wraparound checks Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 17:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/8] net/mlx4: remove restamping from Tx error path Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 17:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/8] net/mlx4: optimize Tx multi-segment case Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 17:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 5/8] net/mlx4: merge Tx queue rings management Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 17:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 6/8] net/mlx4: mitigate Tx send entry size calculations Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 17:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 7/8] net/mlx4: align Tx descriptors number Matan Azrad
2017-12-06 17:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 8/8] net/mlx4: remove Tx completion elements counter Matan Azrad
2017-12-07 10:56 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/8] improve mlx4 Tx performance Adrien Mazarguil
2017-12-10 10:22 ` Shahaf Shuler
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