netdev - Re: pktgen question

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Message-ID: <46F7D12A.7020607@opengridcomputing.com>
Date:	Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:00:58 -0500
From:	Steve Wise <swise@...ngridcomputing.com>
To:	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
CC:	hadi@...erus.ca, Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@....mipt.ru>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Robert Olsson <Robert.Olsson@...a.slu.se>
Subject: Re: pktgen question

Ben Greear wrote:
> Steve Wise wrote:
>> I think pktgen should be cloning the skbs using skb_clone().  Then it 
>> will work for all devices, eh?
> That might work, but it would decrease performance slightly (or, 
> increase CPU load at least).

Perf-wise, you could clone the skbs up front, then deliver them to the 
nic in a tight loop.  This would mitigate the added overhead introduced 
by calling skb_clone() in the loop doing transmits...

> 
> Maybe a new option:  multi_clone
> 

If the current code is busted, I think it should be fixed.

My 2 cents.

Steve.
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