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From: "Morten Brørup" <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
To: "Stephen Hemminger" <stephen@networkplumber.org>, <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v4 01/30] cocci/rte_memcpy: add script to eliminate fixed size rte_memcpy
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2024 11:01:47 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <98CBD80474FA8B44BF855DF32C47DC35E9F36E@smartserver.smartshare.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20240405165518.367503-2-stephen@networkplumber.org>

> From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:stephen@networkplumber.org]
> Sent: Friday, 5 April 2024 18.53
> 
> Rte_memcpy should not be used for the simple case of copying
> a fix size structure because it is slower and will hide problems

"it is slower"... not always true.
Perhaps: "it is not faster than memcpy".

> from code analysis tools. Coverity, fortify and other analyzers
> special case memcpy().
> 
> Gcc (and Clang) are smart enough to inline copies which
> will be faster.

"faster" -> "just as fast".

> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
> ---

With the updated description,

For the series,
Acked-by: Morten Brørup <mb@smartsharesystems.com>


  reply	other threads:[~2024-04-06  9:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 83+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-04-03 16:32 [PATCH 0/2] uuid: enhancements and tests Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-03 16:32 ` [PATCH 1/2] eal: add functions to generate uuid values Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-04 16:11   ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-03 16:32 ` [PATCH 2/2] test: add functional test for uuid Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-03 22:11 ` [PATCH v2 0/2] uuid: add generate functions and tests Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-03 22:11   ` [PATCH v2 1/2] eal: add functions to generate uuid values Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-04 16:16     ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-03 22:11   ` [PATCH v2 2/2] test: add functional test for uuid Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-04 16:18     ` Tyler Retzlaff
2024-04-04 16:22 ` [PATCH v3 0/2] uuid: add generate functions and tests Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-04 16:22   ` [PATCH v3 1/2] eal: add functions to generate uuid values Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-04 16:22   ` [PATCH v3 2/2] test: add functional test for uuid Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53 ` [PATCH v4 00/30] replace use of rte_memcpy with fixed sizes Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 01/30] cocci/rte_memcpy: add script to eliminate fixed size rte_memcpy Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-06  9:01     ` Morten Brørup [this message]
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 02/30] eal: replace use of " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 03/30] ethdev: replace uses of rte_memcpy Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 04/30] eventdev: replace use of fixed size rte_memcpy Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 05/30] cryptodev: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-10 15:40     ` [EXTERNAL] " Akhil Goyal
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 06/30] ip_frag: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 07/30] net: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 08/30] lpm: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 09/30] node: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 10/30] pdcp: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 11/30] pipeline: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 12/30] rib: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 13/30] security: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-10 15:40     ` [EXTERNAL] " Akhil Goyal
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 14/30] bus: remove unneeded rte_memcpy.h include Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 15/30] net: replace use of fixed size rte_memcpy Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 16/30] raw: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 17/30] baseband: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 18/30] common: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 19/30] crypto: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 20/30] " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 21/30] event: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 22/30] mempool: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 23/30] ml/cnxk: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 24/30] app/test-pmd: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 25/30] app/graph: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 26/30] app/test-eventdev: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 27/30] app/test: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-10 18:28     ` [EXTERNAL] " Akhil Goyal
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 28/30] app/test-pipeline: remove unused rte_memcpy.h include Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 29/30] app/test-bbdev: remove unnecessary include of rte_memcpy.h Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-05 16:53   ` [PATCH v4 30/30] examples: replace use of fixed size rte_memcpy Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-09 17:05 ` [PATCH v4 0/2] uuid: generator functions and unit test Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-09 17:05   ` [PATCH v4 1/2] eal: add functions to generate uuid values Stephen Hemminger
2024-04-09 17:05   ` [PATCH v4 2/2] test: add functional test for uuid Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27 ` [PATCH v5 00/32] replace use of rte_memcpy() with fixed size Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 01/32] cocci/rte_memcpy: add script to eliminate fixed size rte_memcpy Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 02/32] eal: replace use of " Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 03/32] ethdev: replace uses of rte_memcpy Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 04/32] eventdev: replace use of fixed size rte_memcpy Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 05/32] cryptodev: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 06/32] ip_frag: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 07/32] net: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 08/32] lpm: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 09/32] node: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 10/32] pdcp: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 11/32] pipeline: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 12/32] rib: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 13/32] security: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 14/32] bus: remove unneeded rte_memcpy.h include Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 15/32] raw: replace use of fixed size rte_memcpy Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 16/32] baseband: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 17/32] common: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 18/32] crypto: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 19/32] event: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 20/32] mempool: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 21/32] ml/cnxk: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 22/32] app/test-pmd: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 23/32] app/graph: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 24/32] app/test-eventdev: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 25/32] app/test: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 26/32] app/test-pipeline: remove unused rte_memcpy.h include Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 27/32] app/test-bbdev: remove unnecessary include of rte_memcpy.h Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 28/32] examples: replace use of fixed size rte_memcpy Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 29/32] net/null: replace use of fixed size memcpy Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 30/32] net/tap: replace use of fixed size rte_memcpy Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 31/32] net/pcap: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-22  3:27   ` [PATCH v5 32/32] net/af_xdp:: " Stephen Hemminger

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