Re: [PATCH v2] net: thunderx: rework mac addresses list to u64 array

On Fri, Apr 06, 2018 at 11:06:03AM -0400, David Miller wrote: > From: Vadim Lomovtsev > Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 04:14:25 -0700 > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic.h > > b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic.h > > index

Re: [PATCH v2] net: thunderx: rework mac addresses list to u64 array

From: Vadim Lomovtsev Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 04:14:25 -0700 > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic.h > b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic.h > index 5fc46c5a4f36..448d1fafc827 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic.h >

Re: [PATCH v2] net: thunderx: rework mac addresses list to u64 array

Hi Robin, On Fri, Apr 06, 2018 at 12:48:40PM +0100, Robin Murphy wrote: > On 06/04/18 12:14, Vadim Lomovtsev wrote: > > From: Vadim Lomovtsev > > > > It is too expensive to pass u64 values via linked list, instead > > allocate array for them by overall number of mac

Re: [PATCH v2] net: thunderx: rework mac addresses list to u64 array

On Fri, Apr 06, 2018 at 06:47:26AM -0500, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote: > > > On 04/06/2018 06:43 AM, Vadim Lomovtsev wrote: > > Hi Gustavo, > > > > On Fri, Apr 06, 2018 at 06:36:28AM -0500, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote: > > > Hi Vadim, > > > > > > On 04/06/2018 06:14 AM, Vadim Lomovtsev wrote: > >

Re: [PATCH v2] net: thunderx: rework mac addresses list to u64 array

On 06/04/18 12:14, Vadim Lomovtsev wrote: 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

Re: [PATCH v2] net: thunderx: rework mac addresses list to u64 array

On 04/06/2018 06:43 AM, Vadim Lomovtsev wrote: Hi Gustavo, On Fri, Apr 06, 2018 at 06:36:28AM -0500, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote: Hi Vadim, On 04/06/2018 06:14 AM, Vadim Lomovtsev wrote: From: Vadim Lomovtsev It is too expensive to pass u64 values via linked

Re: [PATCH v2] net: thunderx: rework mac addresses list to u64 array

Hi Gustavo, On Fri, Apr 06, 2018 at 06:36:28AM -0500, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote: > Hi Vadim, > > On 04/06/2018 06:14 AM, Vadim Lomovtsev wrote: > > From: Vadim Lomovtsev > > > > It is too expensive to pass u64 values via linked list, instead > > allocate array for

Re: [PATCH v2] net: thunderx: rework mac addresses list to u64 array

Hi Vadim, On 04/06/2018 06:14 AM, Vadim Lomovtsev wrote: 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,

[PATCH v2] 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