[dpdk-dev] [PATCH RFC 05/11] mbuf: merge physaddr and buf_len in a bitfield

[Richardson, Bruce]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Olivier MATZ [mailto:olivier.matz at 6wind.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2014 10:31 AM
> To: Richardson, Bruce; Shaw, Jeffrey B; dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH RFC 05/11] mbuf: merge physaddr and buf_len in
> a bitfield
> 
> 
> By the way, I think the absolute performance numbers are not so
> important in these tests. What is really important is to show the
> relative impact of the patches.
> 

Well, yes and no. The relative performance is obviously what we are mostly looking for, but on the other hand we want to ensure that we are looking at an optimised configuration. The impact to our top-line performance is of primary interest.

/Bruce