Re: [RFC PATCH] ptr_ring: linked list fallback

On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 04:32:05PM -0500, David Miller wrote: > From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" > Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 09:40:54 +0200 > > > So pointer rings work fine, but they have a problem: > > make them too small and not enough entries fit. > > Make them too large and you start

Re: [RFC PATCH] ptr_ring: linked list fallback

On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 04:32:05PM -0500, David Miller wrote: > From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" > Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 09:40:54 +0200 > > > So pointer rings work fine, but they have a problem: > > make them too small and not enough entries fit. > > Make them too large and you start flushing your

Re: [RFC PATCH] ptr_ring: linked list fallback

From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 09:40:54 +0200 > So pointer rings work fine, but they have a problem: > make them too small and not enough entries fit. > Make them too large and you start flushing your cache > and running out of memory. > > This is a new idea

Re: [RFC PATCH] ptr_ring: linked list fallback

From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 09:40:54 +0200 > So pointer rings work fine, but they have a problem: > make them too small and not enough entries fit. > Make them too large and you start flushing your cache > and running out of memory. > > This is a new idea of mine: a ring

[RFC PATCH] ptr_ring: linked list fallback

So pointer rings work fine, but they have a problem: make them too small and not enough entries fit. Make them too large and you start flushing your cache and running out of memory. This is a new idea of mine: a ring backed by a linked list. Once you run out of rin entries, instead of a drop you

[RFC PATCH] ptr_ring: linked list fallback

So pointer rings work fine, but they have a problem: make them too small and not enough entries fit. Make them too large and you start flushing your cache and running out of memory. This is a new idea of mine: a ring backed by a linked list. Once you run out of rin entries, instead of a drop you