Hi:
This series tries to implement tx batching support for vhost. This was
done by using MSG_MORE as a hint for under layer socket. The backend
(e.g tap) can then batch the packets temporarily in a list and
submit it all once the number of bacthed exceeds a limitation.
Tests shows obvious improvement on guest pktgen over over
mlx4(noqueue) on host:
Mpps -+%
rx-frames = 0 0.91 +0%
rx-frames = 4 1.00 +9.8%
rx-frames = 8 1.00 +9.8%
rx-frames = 16 1.01 +10.9%
rx-frames = 32 1.07 +17.5%
rx-frames = 48 1.07 +17.5%
rx-frames = 64 1.08 +18.6%
rx-frames = 64 (no MSG_MORE) 0.91 +0%
Changes from V3:
- use ethtool instead of module parameter to control the maximum
number of batched packets
- avoid overhead when MSG_MORE were not set and no packet queued
Changes from V2:
- remove uselss queue limitation check (and we don't drop any packet now)
Changes from V1:
- drop NAPI handler since we don't use NAPI now
- fix the issues that may exceeds max pending of zerocopy
- more improvement on available buffer detection
- move the limitation of batched pacekts from vhost to tuntap
Please review.
Thanks
Jason Wang (3):
vhost: better detection of available buffers
vhost_net: tx batching
tun: rx batching
drivers/net/tun.c | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
drivers/vhost/net.c | 23 ++++++++++++++--
drivers/vhost/vhost.c | 8 ++++--
3 files changed, 96 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
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2.7.4
