netdev - RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next 2/9] e1000: switch to napi_build

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Date:   Tue, 28 Dec 2021 00:07:27 +0000
From:   "Brelinski, Tony" <tony.brelinski@...el.com>
To:     "Lobakin, Alexandr" <alexandr.lobakin@...el.com>,
        "intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next 2/9] e1000: switch to
 napi_build_skb()

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@...osl.org> On Behalf Of
> Alexander Lobakin
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2021 9:19 AM
> To: intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; Jakub Kicinski
> <kuba@...nel.org>; David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next 2/9] e1000: switch to
> napi_build_skb()
> 
> napi_build_skb() reuses per-cpu NAPI skbuff_head cache in order to save
> some cycles on freeing/allocating skbuff_heads on every new Rx or
> completed Tx element.
> e1000 driver runs Tx completion polling cycle right before the Rx one. Now
> that e1000 uses napi_consume_skb() to put skbuff_heads of completed
> entries into the cache, it will never empty and always warm at that moment.
> Switch to the napi_build_skb() to relax mm pressure on heavy Rx and
> increase throughput.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Lobakin <alexandr.lobakin@...el.com>
> Reviewed-by: Michal Swiatkowski <michal.swiatkowski@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Tested-by: Tony Brelinski <tony.brelinski@...el.com>