linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 7/8] vhost_net: try batch dequing from skb array

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Date:   Wed, 29 Mar 2017 17:58:23 +0800
From:   Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
To:     "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc:     kvm@...r.kernel.org, virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 7/8] vhost_net: try batch dequing from skb array



On 2017年03月23日 13:34, Jason Wang wrote:
>
>
>>
>>> +{
>>> +    if (rvq->rh != rvq->rt)
>>> +        goto out;
>>> +
>>> +    rvq->rh = rvq->rt = 0;
>>> +    rvq->rt = skb_array_consume_batched_bh(rvq->rx_array, rvq->rxq,
>>> +                        VHOST_RX_BATCH);
>> A comment explaining why is is -bh would be helpful.
>
> Ok.
>
> Thanks 

Rethink about this. It looks like -bh is not needed in this case since 
no consumer run in bh.

Thanks