Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] app/testpmd: improve MAC swap performance

["Ananyev, Konstantin" <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com>]

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> From: Ananyev, Konstantin
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2018 5:26 PM
> To: Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zhang@intel.com>; Richardson, Bruce <bruce.richardson@intel.com>; Wiles, Keith <keith.wiles@intel.com>
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Lu, Wenzhuo <wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>; Iremonger, Bernard <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>; stable@dpdk.org
> Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] app/testpmd: improve MAC swap performance
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Zhang, Qi Z
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2018 4:58 PM
> > To: Ananyev, Konstantin <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com>; Richardson, Bruce <bruce.richardson@intel.com>; Wiles, Keith
> > <keith.wiles@intel.com>
> > Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Lu, Wenzhuo <wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>; Iremonger, Bernard <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>; stable@dpdk.org
> > Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] app/testpmd: improve MAC swap performance
> >
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ananyev, Konstantin
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2018 1:17 AM
> > > To: Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zhang@intel.com>; Richardson, Bruce
> > > <bruce.richardson@intel.com>; Wiles, Keith <keith.wiles@intel.com>
> > > Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Lu, Wenzhuo <wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>; Iremonger, Bernard
> > > <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>; Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zhang@intel.com>;
> > > stable@dpdk.org
> > > Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] app/testpmd: improve MAC swap performance
> > >
> > > Hi Qi,
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Qi Zhang
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2018 4:46 AM
> > > > To: Richardson, Bruce <bruce.richardson@intel.com>; Wiles, Keith
> > > > <keith.wiles@intel.com>
> > > > Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Lu, Wenzhuo <wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>; Iremonger,
> > > > Bernard <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>; Zhang, Qi Z
> > > > <qi.z.zhang@intel.com>; stable@dpdk.org
> > > > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] app/testpmd: improve MAC swap performance
> > > >
> > > > The patch optimizes the mac swap operation by taking advantage of SSE
> > > > instructions, it only impacts x86 platform.
> > > >
> > > > Cc: stable@dpdk.org
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Qi Zhang <qi.z.zhang@intel.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  app/test-pmd/macswap.c | 16 +++++++++++++++-
> > > >  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/app/test-pmd/macswap.c b/app/test-pmd/macswap.c index
> > > > a8384d5b8..0722782b0 100644
> > > > --- a/app/test-pmd/macswap.c
> > > > +++ b/app/test-pmd/macswap.c
> > > > @@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ pkt_burst_mac_swap(struct fwd_stream *fs)
> > > >  	struct rte_port  *txp;
> > > >  	struct rte_mbuf  *mb;
> > > >  	struct ether_hdr *eth_hdr;
> > > > -	struct ether_addr addr;
> > > >  	uint16_t nb_rx;
> > > >  	uint16_t nb_tx;
> > > >  	uint16_t i;
> > > > @@ -95,6 +94,15 @@ pkt_burst_mac_swap(struct fwd_stream *fs)
> > > >  	start_tsc = rte_rdtsc();
> > > >  #endif
> > > >
> > > > +#ifdef RTE_ARCH_X86
> > > > +	__m128i addr;
> > > > +	__m128i shfl_msk = _mm_set_epi8(15, 14, 13, 12,
> > > > +					5, 4, 3, 2,
> > > > +					1, 0, 11, 10,
> > > > +					9, 8, 7, 6);
> > > > +#else
> > > > +	struct ether_addr addr;
> > > > +#endif
> > >
> > > I think it would better to place IA specific code into a separate fnction (and
> > > probably into a separate .h file).
> >
> > OK, I will think about how to rework this.
> 
> Ideally would be good to have an generic one, and IA optimized version.
> 
> >
> > > BTW, just curious what % of improvement it gives?
> >
> > So far , the only server I can test is a 1.6GHz Broadwell server with 2 ports on 1 i40e 25G.
> > The macswap performance is increase from 16.8mpps to 20mpps (about 19% improvement)
> 
> Quite a lot, definitely looks like worth it.

You probably can squeeze few more cycles doing it in bulks of 4 or so.
Konstantin