netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/3] bql: Byte queue limits

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Date:	Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:13:38 -0700
From:	Tom Herbert <therbert@...gle.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] bql: Byte queue limits

> Wow... magical values and very limited advices how to tune them.
>
The intent is that the algorithm is sufficiently adaptive so that no
tuning should be required.

> Tom, this reminds me you were supposed to provide Documentation/files to
> describe RPS, RFS, XPS ...
>
We'll look into that.

> We receive many questions about these features...
>
>> Signed-off-by: Tom Herbert <therbert@...gle.com>
>> ---
>>  include/linux/netdevice.h |   46 +++++++++++++++-
>>  net/core/net-sysfs.c      |  137 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>>  2 files changed, 177 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
>> index cb8178a..0a76b88 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
>> @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
>>  #include <linux/rculist.h>
>>  #include <linux/dmaengine.h>
>>  #include <linux/workqueue.h>
>> +#include <linux/dynamic_queue_limits.h>
>>
>>  #include <linux/ethtool.h>
>>  #include <net/net_namespace.h>
>> @@ -556,8 +557,10 @@ struct netdev_queue {
>>       struct Qdisc            *qdisc;
>>       unsigned long           state;
>>       struct Qdisc            *qdisc_sleeping;
>> -#ifdef CONFIG_RPS
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_XPS
>>       struct kobject          kobj;
>> +     bool                    do_bql;
>> +     struct dql              dql;
>>  #endif
>
> I have no idea why you use CONFIG_XPS for BQL (how BQL is it related to

I'll add CONFIG_BQL

> SMP ???), and why kobj is now guarded by CONFIG_XPS instead of
> CONFIG_RPS.
>
Because that kobj is for transmit side (currently only for xps_cpus)

>
>
>
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