netdev - Re: [PATCH] vhost-net: utilize PUBLISH_USED

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Date:	Mon, 17 May 2010 21:08:32 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	mst@...hat.com
Cc:	quintela@...hat.com, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, arnd@...db.de, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.osdl.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, alex.williamson@...hat.com,
	amit.shah@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] vhost-net: utilize PUBLISH_USED_IDX feature

From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 04:19:31 +0300

> With PUBLISH_USED_IDX, guest tells us which used entries
> it has consumed. This can be used to reduce the number
> of interrupts: after we write a used entry, if the guest has not yet
> consumed the previous entry, or if the guest has already consumed the
> new entry, we do not need to interrupt.
> This imporves bandwidth by 30% under some workflows.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
> ---
> 
> Rusty, Dave, this patch depends on the patch
> "virtio: put last seen used index into ring itself"
> which is currently destined at Rusty's tree.
> Rusty, if you are taking that one for 2.6.35, please
> take this one as well.
> Dave, any objections?

None:

Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
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