[dpdk-dev] [RFC PATCH] Adding RTE_KNI_PREEMPT configuration option

2014-11-06 Thread Marc Sune
Hi guys, Any comment, suggestion or objection to this patch? Otherwise I would send a non-RFC patch Thanks Marc On 05/11/14 01:17, Marc Sune wrote: > This patch introduces CONFIG_RTE_KNI_PREEMPT flag. When set to 'no', KNI > kernel thread(s) do not call schedule_timeout_interruptible(), which i

[dpdk-dev] [RFC PATCH] Adding RTE_KNI_PREEMPT configuration option

2014-11-05 Thread Marc Sune
This patch introduces CONFIG_RTE_KNI_PREEMPT flag. When set to 'no', KNI kernel thread(s) do not call schedule_timeout_interruptible(), which improves overall KNI performance at the expense of CPU cycles (polling). Default values is 'yes', maintaining the same behaviour as of now. Note: this RFC