[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next 4/9] iavf: switch to napi_build_skb()

[Jankowski, Konrad0]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces at osuosl.org> On Behalf Of
> Alexander Lobakin
> Sent: wtorek, 23 listopada 2021 18:19
> To: intel-wired-lan at lists.osuosl.org
> Cc: netdev at vger.kernel.org; linux-kernel at vger.kernel.org; Jakub Kicinski
> <kuba at kernel.org>; David S. Miller <davem at davemloft.net>
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next 4/9] iavf: 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.
> iavf driver runs Tx completion polling cycle right before the Rx one and uses
> napi_consume_skb() to feed the cache with skbuff_heads of completed
> entries, so it's never empty and always warm at that moment. Switch to the
> napi_build_skb() to relax mm pressure on heavy Rx.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Lobakin <alexandr.lobakin at intel.com>
> Reviewed-by: Michal Swiatkowski <michal.swiatkowski at linux.intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_txrx.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_txrx.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_txrx.c
> index 3525eab8e9f9..90fdd828e5d8 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_txrx.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_txrx.c
> @@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *iavf_build_skb(struct

Tested-by: Konrad Jankowski <konrad0.jankowski at intel.com>