netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: call skb_defer_free_flush() from __napi_busy

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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 13:07:25 -0800
From: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@...gle.com>
To: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Cc: "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, 
	Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com, 
	Samiullah Khawaja <skhawaja@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: call skb_defer_free_flush() from __napi_busy_loop()

On 02/27, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> skb_defer_free_flush() is currently called from net_rx_action()
> and napi_threaded_poll().
> 
> We should also call it from __napi_busy_loop() otherwise
> there is the risk the percpu queue can grow until an IPI
> is forced from skb_attempt_defer_free() adding a latency spike.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> Cc: Samiullah Khawaja <skhawaja@...gle.com>
> Cc: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@...gle.com>

Acked-by: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@...gle.com>

Thank you!