netdev - [PATCH net-next 1/1] forcedeth: remove redudant assignments in xmit

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Date:   Fri, 10 Nov 2017 21:10:00 -0500
From:   Zhu Yanjun <yanjun.zhu@...cle.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, stephen@...workplumber.org,
        keescook@...omium.org, edumazet@...gle.com, tremyfr@...il.com
Subject: [PATCH net-next 1/1] forcedeth: remove redudant assignments in xmit

In xmit process, the variables are set many times. In fact,
it is enough for these variables to be set once.
After a long time test, the throughput performance is better
than before.

CC: Srinivas Eeda <srinivas.eeda@...cle.com>
CC: Joe Jin <joe.jin@...cle.com>
CC: Junxiao Bi <junxiao.bi@...cle.com>
Signed-off-by: Zhu Yanjun <yanjun.zhu@...cle.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/forcedeth.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/forcedeth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/forcedeth.c
index 63a9e1e..22912e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/forcedeth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/forcedeth.c
@@ -2218,8 +2218,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t nv_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	/* setup the header buffer */
 	do {
-		prev_tx = put_tx;
-		prev_tx_ctx = np->put_tx_ctx;
 		bcnt = (size > NV_TX2_TSO_MAX_SIZE) ? NV_TX2_TSO_MAX_SIZE : size;
 		np->put_tx_ctx->dma = dma_map_single(&np->pci_dev->dev,
 						     skb->data + offset, bcnt,
@@ -2254,8 +2252,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t nv_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		offset = 0;
 
 		do {
-			prev_tx = put_tx;
-			prev_tx_ctx = np->put_tx_ctx;
 			if (!start_tx_ctx)
 				start_tx_ctx = tmp_tx_ctx = np->put_tx_ctx;
 
@@ -2296,6 +2292,16 @@ static netdev_tx_t nv_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		} while (frag_size);
 	}
 
+	if (unlikely(put_tx == np->first_tx.orig))
+		prev_tx = np->last_tx.orig;
+	else
+		prev_tx = put_tx - 1;
+
+	if (unlikely(np->put_tx_ctx == np->first_tx_ctx))
+		prev_tx_ctx = np->last_tx_ctx;
+	else
+		prev_tx_ctx = np->put_tx_ctx - 1;
+
 	/* set last fragment flag  */
 	prev_tx->flaglen |= cpu_to_le32(tx_flags_extra);
 
@@ -2368,8 +2374,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t nv_start_xmit_optimized(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	/* setup the header buffer */
 	do {
-		prev_tx = put_tx;
-		prev_tx_ctx = np->put_tx_ctx;
 		bcnt = (size > NV_TX2_TSO_MAX_SIZE) ? NV_TX2_TSO_MAX_SIZE : size;
 		np->put_tx_ctx->dma = dma_map_single(&np->pci_dev->dev,
 						     skb->data + offset, bcnt,
@@ -2405,8 +2409,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t nv_start_xmit_optimized(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		offset = 0;
 
 		do {
-			prev_tx = put_tx;
-			prev_tx_ctx = np->put_tx_ctx;
 			bcnt = (frag_size > NV_TX2_TSO_MAX_SIZE) ? NV_TX2_TSO_MAX_SIZE : frag_size;
 			if (!start_tx_ctx)
 				start_tx_ctx = tmp_tx_ctx = np->put_tx_ctx;
@@ -2447,6 +2449,16 @@ static netdev_tx_t nv_start_xmit_optimized(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		} while (frag_size);
 	}
 
+	if (unlikely(put_tx == np->first_tx.ex))
+		prev_tx = np->last_tx.ex;
+	else
+		prev_tx = put_tx - 1;
+
+	if (unlikely(np->put_tx_ctx == np->first_tx_ctx))
+		prev_tx_ctx = np->last_tx_ctx;
+	else
+		prev_tx_ctx = np->put_tx_ctx - 1;
+
 	/* set last fragment flag  */
 	prev_tx->flaglen |= cpu_to_le32(NV_TX2_LASTPACKET);
 
-- 
2.7.4