linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH net-next] hv_sock: perf: loop in send() to maximize bandwidth

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Message-ID: <PU1P153MB016970E96C1FCE1B42FBFB6CBF000@PU1P153MB0169.APCP153.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
Date:   Wed, 22 May 2019 23:31:44 +0000
From:   Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>
To:     Sunil Muthuswamy <sunilmut@...rosoft.com>,
        KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>,
        Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>,
        Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Michael Kelley <mikelley@...rosoft.com>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org" <linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next] hv_sock: perf: loop in send() to maximize
 bandwidth

> From: linux-hyperv-owner@...r.kernel.org
> <linux-hyperv-owner@...r.kernel.org> On Behalf Of Sunil Muthuswamy
> 
> Currently, the hv_sock send() iterates once over the buffer, puts data into
> the VMBUS channel and returns. It doesn't maximize on the case when there
> is a simultaneous reader draining data from the channel. In such a case,
> the send() can maximize the bandwidth (and consequently minimize the cpu
> cycles) by iterating until the channel is found to be full.
 
Reviewed-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>

The patch looks good. Thanks, Sunil!

Thanks,
-- Dexuan