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a) Front load as much work as possible in if_transmit, before any driver lock or software queue has to get involved. b) Replace buf_ring with a brand new mp_ring (multiproducer ring). This is specifically for the tx multiqueue model where one of the if_transmit producer threads becomes the consumer and other producers carry on as usual. mp_ring is implemented as standalone code and it should be possible to use it in any driver with tx multiqueue. It also has: - the ability to enqueue/dequeue multiple items. This might become significant if packet batching is ever implemented. - an abdication mechanism to allow a thread to give up writing tx descriptors and have another if_transmit thread take over. A thread that's writing tx descriptors can end up doing so for an unbounded time period if a) there are other if_transmit threads continuously feeding the sofware queue, and b) the chip keeps up with whatever the thread is throwing at it. - accurate statistics about interesting events even when the stats come at the expense of additional branches/conditional code. The NIC txq lock is uncontested on the fast path at this point. I've left it there for synchronization with the control events (interface up/down, modload/unload). c) Add support for "type 1" coalescing work request in the normal NIC tx path. This work request is optimized for frames with a single item in the DMA gather list. These are very common when forwarding packets. Note that netmap tx in cxgbe already uses these "type 1" work requests. d) Do not request automatic cidx updates every 32 descriptors. Instead, request updates via bits in individual work requests (still every 32 descriptors approximately). Also, request an automatic final update when the queue idles after activity. This means NIC tx reclaim is still performed lazily but it will catch up quickly as soon as the queue idles. This seems to be the best middle ground and I'll probably do something similar for netmap tx as well. e) Implement a faster tx path for WRQs (used by TOE tx and control queues, _not_ by the normal NIC tx). Allow work requests to be written directly to the hardware descriptor ring if room is available. I will convert t4_tom and iw_cxgbe modules to this faster style gradually. MFC after: 2 months |
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