linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V6 net-next 2/2] net: fec: improve XDP

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Message-ID: <5b00e2c6-738e-7025-91c0-315d67422a0e@intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:57:55 +0200
From:   Alexander Lobakin <aleksander.lobakin@...el.com>
To:     Wei Fang <wei.fang@....com>
CC:     <davem@...emloft.net>, <edumazet@...gle.com>, <kuba@...nel.org>,
        <pabeni@...hat.com>, <shenwei.wang@....com>,
        <xiaoning.wang@....com>, <ast@...nel.org>, <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        <hawk@...nel.org>, <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
        <larysa.zaremba@...el.com>, <jbrouer@...hat.com>,
        Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@...el.com>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-imx@....com>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <bpf@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V6 net-next 2/2] net: fec: improve XDP_TX performance

From: Wei Fang <wei.fang@....com>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:19:55 +0800

> As suggested by Jesper and Alexander, we can avoid converting xdp_buff
> to xdp_frame in case of XDP_TX to save a bunch of CPU cycles, so that
> we can further improve the XDP_TX performance.
> 
> Before this patch on i.MX8MP-EVK board, the performance shows as follows.
> root@...8mpevk:~# ./xdp2 eth0
> proto 17:     353918 pkt/s
> proto 17:     352923 pkt/s
> proto 17:     353900 pkt/s
> proto 17:     352672 pkt/s
> proto 17:     353912 pkt/s
> proto 17:     354219 pkt/s
> 
> After applying this patch, the performance is improved.
> root@...8mpevk:~# ./xdp2 eth0
> proto 17:     369261 pkt/s
> proto 17:     369267 pkt/s
> proto 17:     369206 pkt/s
> proto 17:     369214 pkt/s
> proto 17:     369126 pkt/s
> proto 17:     369272 pkt/s
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wei Fang <wei.fang@....com>
> Suggested-by: Alexander Lobakin <aleksander.lobakin@...el.com>
> Suggested-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@...nel.org>

BTW I forgot to mention that it was Maciej Fijalkowski
<maciej.fijalkowski@...el.com> who initially told me that converting
xdp_buff -> xdp_frame is expensive and we can avoid that on XDP_TX (he
introduced that improved to the ice driver half a year ago). Now I feel
like he must've been credited, but it's too late already, sorry :z

> Reviewed-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@...nel.org>
> ---
> V5 changes:
> New patch. Separated from the first patch, to keep track of the changes
> and improvements (suggested by Jesper).
> 
> V6 changes:
> No changes.
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h      |   5 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c | 140 ++++++++++++----------
>  2 files changed, 75 insertions(+), 70 deletions(-)

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Thanks,
Olek