Björn Töpel <bjorn.to...@intel.com> writes: > On 2021-02-26 12:35, Toke Høiland-Jørgensen wrote: >> Björn Töpel <bjorn.to...@gmail.com> writes: >> >>> Hi XDP-folks, >>> >>> This two patch series contain two optimizations for the >>> bpf_redirect_map() helper and the xdp_do_redirect() function. >>> >>> The bpf_redirect_map() optimization is about avoiding the map lookup >>> dispatching. Instead of having a switch-statement and selecting the >>> correct lookup function, we let bpf_redirect_map() be a map operation, >>> where each map has its own bpf_redirect_map() implementation. This way >>> the run-time lookup is avoided. >>> >>> The xdp_do_redirect() patch restructures the code, so that the map >>> pointer indirection can be avoided. >>> >>> Performance-wise I got 3% improvement for XSKMAP >>> (sample:xdpsock/rx-drop), and 4% (sample:xdp_redirect_map) on my >>> machine. >>> >>> More details in each commit. >>> >>> @Jesper/Toke I dropped your Acked-by: on the first patch, since there >>> were major restucturing. Please have another look! Thanks! >> >> Will do! Did you update the performance numbers above after that change? >> > > I did. The XSKMAP performance stayed the same (no surprise, since the > code was the same). However, for the DEVMAP the v4 got rid of a call, so > it *should* be a bit better, but for some reason it didn't show on my > machine.
Alright, fair enough - pesky real world not lining up with expectations! Maybe Jesper has additional suggestions, but I can live with the 4% improvement ;) -Toke
