Elements of struct rte_eth_dev used in the fast path. Make struct rte_eth_dev cache aligned to avoid the cases where rte_eth_dev elements share the same cache line with other structures.
Signed-off-by: Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob at caviumnetworks.com> --- v2: Remove __rte_cache_aligned from rte_eth_devices and keep it only at struct rte_eth_dev definition as suggested by Bruce http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/12328/ --- lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h index 2757510..48f14d5 100644 --- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h +++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h @@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ struct rte_eth_dev { struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback *pre_tx_burst_cbs[RTE_MAX_QUEUES_PER_PORT]; uint8_t attached; /**< Flag indicating the port is attached */ enum rte_eth_dev_type dev_type; /**< Flag indicating the device type */ -}; +} __rte_cache_aligned; struct rte_eth_dev_sriov { uint8_t active; /**< SRIOV is active with 16, 32 or 64 pools */ -- 2.1.0
