netdev - Re: [Patch net-next 04/11] net:fec: add multiqueue support

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Date:	Wed, 3 Sep 2014 22:41:37 -0500
From:	Zhi Li <lznuaa@...il.com>
To:	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Cc:	Frank Li <Frank.Li@...escale.com>,
	Duan Fugang-B38611 <b38611@...escale.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Shawn Guo <shawn.guo@...aro.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Patch net-next 04/11] net:fec: add multiqueue support

On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 4:27 PM, Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com> wrote:
> On 09/03/2014 01:38 PM, Frank Li wrote:
>> From: Fugang Duan <B38611@...escale.com>
>>
>> Add multiqueue support, which is compatible with previous single queue
>> driver for FEC/ENET IPs.
>>
>> By default, the tx/rx queue number is 1, user can config the queue number
>> at DTS file like this:
>>       fsl,num_tx_queues=<3>;
>>       fsl,num_rx_queues=<3>;
>>
>> Ethernet multiqueue mechanism can improve performance in SMP system.
>> For single hw queue, multiqueue can balance cpu loading.
>> For multi hw queues, multiple cores can process network packets in parallel,
>> and refer the article for the detail advantage for multiqueue:
>> http://vger.kernel.org/~davem/davem_nyc09.pdf
>
> You should probably split that patch in a minimum of two, or more
> different parts.
>
> Two parts:
>
> - add TX multiqueue support
> - add RX multiqueue support
>

I understood your concern.
We also need consider logical integration.

Separate this patch just reduce changed lines in a patch.
Most of this patch change is from fep-> to txq-> or rxq->

best regards
Frank Li

> More parts:
>
> - prepare for TX multiqueue (introduce queue structure, definitions)
> - transition TX path to use queue 0
> - add support for the two other TX queues
> - prepare for RX multiqueue (introduce queue structure, definitions)
> - prepare for multiqueue, hardcode RX path to use queue 0
> - add support for the two other RX queues
>
> The number of changes are extremely hard to review...
> --
> Florian
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