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[net-next,v3,1/7] bcm63xx_enet: batch process rx path

Message ID 20210106144208.1935-2-liew.s.piaw@gmail.com (mailing list archive)
State Accepted
Delegated to: Netdev Maintainers
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Series bcm63xx_enet: major makeover of driver | expand

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Commit Message

Sieng-Piaw Liew Jan. 6, 2021, 2:42 p.m. UTC
Use netif_receive_skb_list to batch process rx skb.
Tested on BCM6328 320 MHz using iperf3 -M 512, increasing performance
by 12.5%.

Before:
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bandwidth       Retr
[  4]   0.00-30.00  sec   120 MBytes  33.7 Mbits/sec  277         sender
[  4]   0.00-30.00  sec   120 MBytes  33.5 Mbits/sec            receiver

After:
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bandwidth       Retr
[  4]   0.00-30.00  sec   136 MBytes  37.9 Mbits/sec  203         sender
[  4]   0.00-30.00  sec   135 MBytes  37.7 Mbits/sec            receiver

Signed-off-by: Sieng Piaw Liew <liew.s.piaw@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

Florian Fainelli Jan. 6, 2021, 5:04 p.m. UTC | #1
On 1/6/21 6:42 AM, Sieng Piaw Liew wrote:
> Use netif_receive_skb_list to batch process rx skb.
> Tested on BCM6328 320 MHz using iperf3 -M 512, increasing performance
> by 12.5%.
> 
> Before:
> [ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bandwidth       Retr
> [  4]   0.00-30.00  sec   120 MBytes  33.7 Mbits/sec  277         sender
> [  4]   0.00-30.00  sec   120 MBytes  33.5 Mbits/sec            receiver
> 
> After:
> [ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bandwidth       Retr
> [  4]   0.00-30.00  sec   136 MBytes  37.9 Mbits/sec  203         sender
> [  4]   0.00-30.00  sec   135 MBytes  37.7 Mbits/sec            receiver
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sieng Piaw Liew <liew.s.piaw@gmail.com>

Acked-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c
index 916824cca3fd..b82b7805c36a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c
@@ -297,10 +297,12 @@  static void bcm_enet_refill_rx_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 static int bcm_enet_receive_queue(struct net_device *dev, int budget)
 {
 	struct bcm_enet_priv *priv;
+	struct list_head rx_list;
 	struct device *kdev;
 	int processed;
 
 	priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rx_list);
 	kdev = &priv->pdev->dev;
 	processed = 0;
 
@@ -391,10 +393,12 @@  static int bcm_enet_receive_queue(struct net_device *dev, int budget)
 		skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, dev);
 		dev->stats.rx_packets++;
 		dev->stats.rx_bytes += len;
-		netif_receive_skb(skb);
+		list_add_tail(&skb->list, &rx_list);
 
 	} while (--budget > 0);
 
+	netif_receive_skb_list(&rx_list);
+
 	if (processed || !priv->rx_desc_count) {
 		bcm_enet_refill_rx(dev);