[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] event/octeontx: improve dequeue performance

[Jerin Jacob]

switch tag wait is a costly operation as it may
translate to IOB read if core swtag cache is not updated.
Do tag switch wait only when there is a tag request on
the same hardware work slot.

Signed-off-by: Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob at caviumnetworks.com>
---
 drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_worker.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_worker.c b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_worker.c
index ad3fe684d..1b372148f 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_worker.c
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_worker.c
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ ssows_deq(void *port, struct rte_event *ev, uint64_t timeout_ticks)
 
 	RTE_SET_USED(timeout_ticks);
 
-	ssows_swtag_wait(ws);
 	if (ws->swtag_req) {
 		ws->swtag_req = 0;
+		ssows_swtag_wait(ws);
 		return 1;
 	} else {
 		return ssows_get_work(ws, ev);
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ ssows_deq_timeout(void *port, struct rte_event *ev, uint64_t timeout_ticks)
 	uint64_t iter;
 	uint16_t ret = 1;
 
-	ssows_swtag_wait(ws);
 	if (ws->swtag_req) {
 		ws->swtag_req = 0;
+		ssows_swtag_wait(ws);
 	} else {
 		ret = ssows_get_work(ws, ev);
 		for (iter = 1; iter < timeout_ticks && (ret == 0); iter++)
-- 
2.13.1