netdev - Re: [PATCH] net/pppoe: make number of hash bits configurable

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Message-ID: <42af9ae4-403f-55f1-f169-800e544c9770@uls.co.za>
Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 14:35:42 +0200
From: Jaco Kroon <jaco@....co.za>
To: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/pppoe: make number of hash bits configurable

Wow that was quick.  Thank you for applying, much appreciated.

Kind regards,
Jaco

On 2023/05/17 14:10, patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org wrote:

> Hello:
>
> This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
> by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:
>
> On Wed, 17 May 2023 10:00:03 +0200 you wrote:
>> When running large numbers of pppoe connections, a bucket size of 16 may
>> be too small and 256 may be more appropriate.  This sacrifices some RAM
>> but should result in faster processing of incoming PPPoE frames.
>>
>> On our systems we run upwards of 150 PPPoE connections at any point in
>> time, and we suspect we're starting to see the effects of this small
>> number of buckets.
>>
>> [...]
> Here is the summary with links:
>    - net/pppoe: make number of hash bits configurable
>      https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/96ba44c637b0
>
> You are awesome, thank you!