From: Marcin Wojtas <m...@semihalf.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 20:14:31 +0100
> Hi Gregory,
>
>> @@ -1824,13 +1835,16 @@ error:
>> static int mvneta_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
>> {
>> struct mvneta_port *pp = netdev_priv(dev);
>> - u16 txq_id = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb);
>> + u16 txq_id = smp_processor_id() % txq_number;
>
> I think it may be ok to bind TXQs to different CPUs, but I don't think
> that replacing skb_get_queue_mapping by in fact smp_processor_id() is
> the best idea. This way you use only 2 TXQs on A385 and 4 TXQs on AXP.
> There are HW mechanisms like WRR or EJP that provide balancing for
> egress, so let's better keep all 8.
Also it is possible for other parts of the stack to set the SKB queue
mapping and you must respect that setting rather than override it.
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