netdev - [PATCH] ipv4: Cache local output routes

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Date:	Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:09:59 +0800
From:	"Yan, Zheng" <zheng.z.yan@...el.com>
To:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	"Shi, Alex" <alex.shi@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH] ipv4: Cache local output routes

Commit caacf05e5ad1abf causes big drop of UDP loop back performance.
The cause of the regression is that we do not cache the local output
routes. Each time we send a datagram from unconnected UDP socket,
the kernel allocates a dst_entry and adds it to the rt_uncached_list.
It creates lock contention on the rt_uncached_lock.

Reported-by: Alex Shi <alex.shi@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Yan, Zheng <zheng.z.yan@...el.com>
---
diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index e4ba974..fd9ecb5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -2028,7 +2028,6 @@ struct rtable *__ip_route_output_key(struct net *net, struct flowi4 *fl4)
 		}
 		dev_out = net->loopback_dev;
 		fl4->flowi4_oif = dev_out->ifindex;
-		res.fi = NULL;
 		flags |= RTCF_LOCAL;
 		goto make_route;
 	}
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