Re: [PATCH v4] net: thunderx: rework mac addresses list to u64 array

On Sun, Apr 08, 2018 at 12:42:00PM -0400, David Miller wrote: > From: Vadim Lomovtsev > Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 12:53:54 -0700 > > > @@ -1929,7 +1929,7 @@ static void nicvf_set_rx_mode_task(struct work_struct > > *work_arg) > >

Re: [PATCH v4] net: thunderx: rework mac addresses list to u64 array

On Sun, Apr 08, 2018 at 12:42:00PM -0400, David Miller wrote: > From: Vadim Lomovtsev > Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 12:53:54 -0700 > > > @@ -1929,7 +1929,7 @@ static void nicvf_set_rx_mode_task(struct work_struct > > *work_arg) > > work.work); > >

Re: [PATCH v4] net: thunderx: rework mac addresses list to u64 array

From: Vadim Lomovtsev Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 12:53:54 -0700 > @@ -1929,7 +1929,7 @@ static void nicvf_set_rx_mode_task(struct work_struct > *work_arg) > work.work); > struct nicvf *nic =

Re: [PATCH v4] net: thunderx: rework mac addresses list to u64 array

From: Vadim Lomovtsev Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 12:53:54 -0700 > @@ -1929,7 +1929,7 @@ static void nicvf_set_rx_mode_task(struct work_struct > *work_arg) > work.work); > struct nicvf *nic = container_of(vf_work, struct nicvf, rx_mode_work); >

[PATCH v4] net: thunderx: rework mac addresses list to u64 array

From: Vadim Lomovtsev It is too expensive to pass u64 values via linked list, instead allocate array for them by overall number of mac addresses from netdev. This eventually removes multiple kmalloc() calls, aviod memory fragmentation and allow to put single null

[PATCH v4] net: thunderx: rework mac addresses list to u64 array

From: Vadim Lomovtsev It is too expensive to pass u64 values via linked list, instead allocate array for them by overall number of mac addresses from netdev. This eventually removes multiple kmalloc() calls, aviod memory fragmentation and allow to put single null check on kmalloc return value