2022-07-05 01:11:26

by Sieng-Piaw Liew

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Subject: [PATCH] net: ag71xx: switch to napi_build_skb() to reuse skbuff_heads

napi_build_skb() reuses NAPI skbuff_head cache in order to save some
cycles on freeing/allocating skbuff_heads on every new Rx or completed
Tx.
Use napi_consume_skb() to feed the cache with skbuff_heads of completed
Tx, so it's never empty.

Signed-off-by: Sieng-Piaw Liew <[email protected]>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx.c
index cac509708e9d..5b6c4637349c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx.c
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ static int ag71xx_tx_packets(struct ag71xx *ag, bool flush)
if (!skb)
continue;

- dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+ napi_consume_skb(skb, !flush);
ring->buf[i].tx.skb = NULL;

bytes_compl += ring->buf[i].tx.len;
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ static int ag71xx_rx_packets(struct ag71xx *ag, int limit)
ndev->stats.rx_packets++;
ndev->stats.rx_bytes += pktlen;

- skb = build_skb(ring->buf[i].rx.rx_buf, ag71xx_buffer_size(ag));
+ skb = napi_build_skb(ring->buf[i].rx.rx_buf, ag71xx_buffer_size(ag));
if (!skb) {
skb_free_frag(ring->buf[i].rx.rx_buf);
goto next;
--
2.17.1


2022-07-07 02:57:01

by Jakub Kicinski

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: ag71xx: switch to napi_build_skb() to reuse skbuff_heads

On Tue, 5 Jul 2022 08:44:34 +0800 Sieng-Piaw Liew wrote:
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx.c
> @@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ static int ag71xx_tx_packets(struct ag71xx *ag, bool flush)
> if (!skb)
> continue;
>
> - dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
> + napi_consume_skb(skb, !flush);

!flush is not sufficient here, napi can be called with a budget of 0.

2022-07-07 14:15:51

by Sieng-Piaw Liew

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Subject: [PATCH net-next v2] net: ag71xx: switch to napi_build_skb() to reuse skbuff_heads

napi_build_skb() reuses NAPI skbuff_head cache in order to save some
cycles on freeing/allocating skbuff_heads on every new Rx or completed
Tx.
Use napi_consume_skb() to feed the cache with skbuff_heads of completed
Tx, so it's never empty. The budget parameter is added to indicate NAPI
context, as a value of zero can be passed in the case of netpoll.

Signed-off-by: Sieng-Piaw Liew <[email protected]>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx.c | 10 +++++-----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx.c
index 1c6ea6766aa1..e461f4764066 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx.c
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ static bool ag71xx_check_dma_stuck(struct ag71xx *ag)
return false;
}

-static int ag71xx_tx_packets(struct ag71xx *ag, bool flush)
+static int ag71xx_tx_packets(struct ag71xx *ag, bool flush, int budget)
{
struct ag71xx_ring *ring = &ag->tx_ring;
int sent = 0, bytes_compl = 0, n = 0;
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ static int ag71xx_tx_packets(struct ag71xx *ag, bool flush)
if (!skb)
continue;

- dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+ napi_consume_skb(skb, budget);
ring->buf[i].tx.skb = NULL;

bytes_compl += ring->buf[i].tx.len;
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ static void ag71xx_fast_reset(struct ag71xx *ag)
mii_reg = ag71xx_rr(ag, AG71XX_REG_MII_CFG);
rx_ds = ag71xx_rr(ag, AG71XX_REG_RX_DESC);

- ag71xx_tx_packets(ag, true);
+ ag71xx_tx_packets(ag, true, 0);

reset_control_assert(ag->mac_reset);
usleep_range(10, 20);
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ static int ag71xx_rx_packets(struct ag71xx *ag, int limit)
ndev->stats.rx_packets++;
ndev->stats.rx_bytes += pktlen;

- skb = build_skb(ring->buf[i].rx.rx_buf, ag71xx_buffer_size(ag));
+ skb = napi_build_skb(ring->buf[i].rx.rx_buf, ag71xx_buffer_size(ag));
if (!skb) {
skb_free_frag(ring->buf[i].rx.rx_buf);
goto next;
@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@ static int ag71xx_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int limit)
int tx_done, rx_done;
u32 status;

- tx_done = ag71xx_tx_packets(ag, false);
+ tx_done = ag71xx_tx_packets(ag, false, limit);

netif_dbg(ag, rx_status, ndev, "processing RX ring\n");
rx_done = ag71xx_rx_packets(ag, limit);
--
2.17.1

2022-07-08 13:31:31

by patchwork-bot+netdevbpf

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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: ag71xx: switch to napi_build_skb() to reuse skbuff_heads

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (master)
by David S. Miller <[email protected]>:

On Thu, 7 Jul 2022 22:10:56 +0800 you wrote:
> napi_build_skb() reuses NAPI skbuff_head cache in order to save some
> cycles on freeing/allocating skbuff_heads on every new Rx or completed
> Tx.
> Use napi_consume_skb() to feed the cache with skbuff_heads of completed
> Tx, so it's never empty. The budget parameter is added to indicate NAPI
> context, as a value of zero can be passed in the case of netpoll.
>
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
- [net-next,v2] net: ag71xx: switch to napi_build_skb() to reuse skbuff_heads
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/67d7ebdeb2d5

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