[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 6/6] mbuf: flatten struct vlan_macip into mbuf struct
De Lara Guarch, Pablo
pablo.de.lara.guarch at intel.com
Fri Sep 5 18:21:20 CEST 2014
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Richardson
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 4:43 PM
> To: dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 6/6] mbuf: flatten struct vlan_macip into
> mbuf struct
>
> The vlan_macip structure combined a vlan tag id with l2 and l3 headers
> lengths for tracking offloads. However, this structure was only used as
> a unit by the e1000 and ixgbe drivers, not generally.
>
> This patch removes the structure from the mbuf header and places the
> fields into the mbuf structure directly at the required point, without
> any net effect on the structure layout. This allows us to treat the vlan
> tags and header length fields as separate for future mbuf changes. The
> drivers which were written to use the combined structure still do so,
> using a driver-local definition of it.
>
> Changes in V2:
> * None
>
> Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson at intel.com>
After applying this patch, I see a performance degradation (around 5%) using testpmd with the default RX path, so this may require a v3 patch.
Thanks,
Pablo
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