Re: mbuf fast free optimization idea

2023-08-26 Thread Asaf Penso
+ @Slava Ovsiienko<mailto:viachesl...@nvidia.com> Regards, Asaf Penso From: Morten Brørup Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2023 1:04:18 PM To: olivier.m...@6wind.com ; NBU-Contact-Thomas Monjalon (EXTERNAL) ; Shahaf Shuler Cc: dev@dpdk.org Subject: mbuf fas

mbuf fast free optimization idea

2023-08-26 Thread Morten Brørup
When RTE_ETH_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE is used, the usage pattern of some of the mbuf fields differs: - The "pool" pointer becomes rarely used. (Only one packet per burst.) - The "next" pointer becomes unused. - The "tx_offload" field is still used. (Set by application, read by driver.) This mea