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[v23,03/20] iov_iter: skip copy if src == dst for direct data placement

Message ID 20240228125733.299384-4-aaptel@nvidia.com (mailing list archive)
State Changes Requested
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Series nvme-tcp receive offloads | expand

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Commit Message

Aurelien Aptel Feb. 28, 2024, 12:57 p.m. UTC 
From: Ben Ben-Ishay <benishay@nvidia.com>

When using direct data placement (DDP) the NIC could write the payload
directly into the destination buffer and constructs SKBs such that
they point to this data. To skip copies when SKB data already resides
in the destination buffer we check if (src == dst), and skip the copy
when it's true.

Signed-off-by: Ben Ben-Ishay <benishay@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Boris Pismenny <borisp@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Yoray Zack <yorayz@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Shai Malin <smalin@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Aurelien Aptel <aaptel@nvidia.com>
Reviewed-by: Chaitanya Kulkarni <kch@nvidia.com>
---
 lib/iov_iter.c | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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diff --git a/lib/iov_iter.c b/lib/iov_iter.c
index e0aa6b440ca5..feceffab1de5 100644
--- a/lib/iov_iter.c
+++ b/lib/iov_iter.c
@@ -62,7 +62,14 @@  static __always_inline
 size_t memcpy_to_iter(void *iter_to, size_t progress,
 		      size_t len, void *from, void *priv2)
 {
-	memcpy(iter_to, from + progress, len);
+	/*
+	 * When using direct data placement (DDP) the hardware writes
+	 * data directly to the destination buffer, and constructs
+	 * IOVs such that they point to this data.
+	 * Thus, when the src == dst we skip the memcpy.
+	 */
+	if (iter_to != from + progress)
+		memcpy(iter_to, from + progress, len);
 	return 0;
 }