netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] virtio_net: replace netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align() with napi_alloc

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Date:	Thu, 17 Mar 2016 18:01:23 -0700
From:	Venkatesh Srinivas <venkateshs@...gle.com>
To:	Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>,
	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] virtio_net: replace netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align()
 with napi_alloc_skb()

On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 7:44 AM, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> This gives small but noticeable rx performance improvement (2-3%)
> and will allow exploiting future napi improvement.
>
> Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
> ---

Worked in my tests, though the performance win was in the noise (+0.6%
- +1% bandwidth).
What tests did you see a 2-3% win on?

Do you think its worth modifying add_recvbuf_small() to use
napi_alloc_skb() when called from
Rx NAPI (virtnet_receive)?

Tested-by: Venkatesh Srinivas <venkateshs@...gle.com>

Thanks,
-- vs;