[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] event/sw: add unlikely branch predict

[Jerin Jacob]

-----Original Message-----
> Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:06:35 +0000
> From: "Laatz, Kevin" <kevin.laatz at intel.com>
> To: Vipin Varghese <vipin.varghese at intel.com>
> CC: dev at dpdk.org, harry.van.haaren at intel.com
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] event/sw: add unlikely branch predict
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> 
> On 27/02/2018 20:08, Vipin Varghese wrote:
> > For most run cases 'sw->started' holds true. Adding a branch prediction
> > suggestion to compiler helps as this is first conditional check just
> > after entering the function.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Vipin Varghese <vipin.varghese at intel.com>
> > ---
> >   drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_scheduler.c | 2 +-
> >   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_scheduler.c b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_scheduler.c
> > index 3106eb3..17bd4c0 100644
> > --- a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_scheduler.c
> > +++ b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_scheduler.c
> > @@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ sw_event_schedule(struct rte_eventdev *dev)
> >   	uint32_t i;
> >   	sw->sched_called++;
> > -	if (!sw->started)
> > +	if (unlikely(!sw->started))
> >   		return;
> >   	do {
> 
> Acked-by: Kevin Laatz <kevin.laatz at intel.com>

Applied to dpdk-next-eventdev/master. Thanks.