[dpdk-dev,v2,2/4] mbuf: fix performance/cache resource issue with 128-byte cache line targets
Commit Message
No need to split mbuf structure to two cache lines for 128-byte cache line
size targets as it can fit on a single 128-byte cache line.
Signed-off-by: Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com>
---
app/test/test_mbuf.c | 2 +-
lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/rte_kni_common.h | 4 +++-
lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h | 2 +-
3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ test_failing_mbuf_sanity_check(void)
static int
test_mbuf(void)
{
- RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf) != RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE * 2);
+ RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf) != RTE_CACHE_MIN_LINE_SIZE * 2);
/* create pktmbuf pool if it does not exist */
if (pktmbuf_pool == NULL) {
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
#define RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE 64 /**< Cache line size. */
#endif
+#define RTE_CACHE_MIN_LINE_SIZE 64 /**< Minimum Cache line size. */
+
/*
* Request id.
*/
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ struct rte_kni_mbuf {
uint16_t data_len; /**< Amount of data in segment buffer. */
/* fields on second cache line */
- char pad3[8] __attribute__((__aligned__(RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE)));
+ char pad3[8] __attribute__((__aligned__(RTE_CACHE_MIN_LINE_SIZE)));
void *pool;
void *next;
};
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ struct rte_mbuf {
uint16_t vlan_tci_outer; /**< Outer VLAN Tag Control Identifier (CPU order) */
/* second cache line - fields only used in slow path or on TX */
- MARKER cacheline1 __rte_cache_aligned;
+ MARKER cacheline1 __rte_cache_min_aligned;
union {
void *userdata; /**< Can be used for external metadata */