[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/5] virtio: Tx performance improvements

Thomas Monjalon thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com
Wed Jan 6 13:03:03 CET 2016


2016-01-05 08:10, Xie, Huawei:
> On 10/26/2015 10:06 PM, Xie, Huawei wrote:
> > On 10/19/2015 1:16 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> >> This is a tested version of the virtio Tx performance improvements
> >> that I posted earlier on the list, and described at the DPDK Userspace
> >> meeting in Dublin. Together they get a 25% performance improvement for
> >> both small packet and large multi-segment packet case when testing
> >> from DPDK guest application to Linux KVM host.
> >>
> >> Stephen Hemminger (5):
> >>   virtio: clean up space checks on xmit
> >>   virtio: don't use unlikely for normal tx stuff
> >>   virtio: use indirect ring elements
> >>   virtio: use any layout on transmit
> >>   virtio: optimize transmit enqueue
> > There is one open why merge-able header is used in tx path. Since old
> > implementation is also using the merge-able header in tx path if this
> > feature is negotiated, i choose to ack the patch and address this later
> > if not now.
> >
> > Acked-by: Huawei Xie <huawei.xie at intel.com>
> 
> Thomas:
> This patch isn't in the patchwork. Does Stephen need to send a new one?

Yes please, I cannot find them in patchwork.


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