netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] sched: manipulate __QDISC_STATE_RUNNING in qdisc_run

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Date:   Wed, 16 May 2018 12:26:51 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     pabeni@...hat.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, jhs@...atatu.com, xiyou.wangcong@...il.com,
        jiri@...nulli.us, john.fastabend@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] sched: manipulate __QDISC_STATE_RUNNING in
 qdisc_run_* helpers

From: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2018 10:50:31 +0200

> Currently NOLOCK qdiscs pay a measurable overhead to atomically
> manipulate the __QDISC_STATE_RUNNING. Such bit is flipped twice per
> packet in the uncontended scenario with packet rate below the
> line rate: on packed dequeue and on the next, failing dequeue attempt.
> 
> This changeset moves the bit manipulation into the qdisc_run_{begin,end}
> helpers, so that the bit is now flipped only once per packet, with
> measurable performance improvement in the uncontended scenario.
> 
> This also allows simplifying the qdisc teardown code path - since
> qdisc_is_running() is now effective for each qdisc type - and avoid a
> possible race between qdisc_run() and dev_deactivate_many(), as now
> the some_qdisc_is_busy() can properly detect NOLOCK qdiscs being busy
> dequeuing packets.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>

Applied, thank you.