netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH net-next] ipv6: implement consistent hashing for equal-cost multipath routing

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Date:   Mon, 28 Nov 2016 21:58:49 +0100
From:   David Lebrun <david.lebrun@...ouvain.be>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next] ipv6: implement consistent hashing for equal-cost
 multipath routing

On 11/28/2016 09:32 PM, David Miller wrote:
> When I was working on the routing cache removal in ipv4 I compared
> using a stupid O(1) hash lookup of the FIB entries vs. the O(log n)
> fib_trie stuff actually in use.
> 
> It did make a difference.
> 
> This is a lookup that can be invoked 20 million times per second or
> more.
> 
> Every cycle matters.
> 
> We already have a lot of trouble getting under the cycle budget one
> has for routing at wire speed for very high link rates, please don't
> make it worse.

OK, so O(1) mandatory. I will continue in that direction then.

Thanks for the feedback

David


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