[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/2] mbuf: add bulk free function

[Morten Brørup]

Add function for freeing a bulk of mbufs.

v6:
* Remove __rte_always_inline from static function.
  The compiler will inline anyway.
v5:
* Rename variables from "free" to "pending" for improved readability.
* Add prefix __ to rte_pktmbuf_free_seg_via_array().
* Add array size parameter to __rte_pktmbuf_free_seg_via_array().
  The compiler will optimize the parameter away anyway.
* Add description to __rte_pktmbuf_free_seg_via_array().
* Minor description updates.
v4:
* Mark as experimental by adding __rte_experimental.
* Add function to experimental section of map file.
* Fix source code formatting regarding pointer to pointer.
* Squash multiple modifications into one.
v3:
* Bugfix: Handle pakets with multiple segments.
* Add inline helper function, mainly for readability.
* Fix source code formatting regarding indentation.
v2:
* Function is not inline.
* Optimize to free multible mbufs belonging to the same mempool in
  bulk. Inspired by ixgbe_tx_free_bufs(), but allowing NULL pointers
  in the array, just like rte_pktmbuf_free() can take a NULL pointer.
* Use unsigned int instead of unsigned. Passes checkpatch, but
  mismatches the original coding style of the modified files.
* Fix a typo in the description headline: mempools is plural.

Signed-off-by: Morten Brørup <mb at smartsharesystems.com>
---
 lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c
index de5659baa..854af1104 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c
+++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ int rte_mbuf_check(const struct rte_mbuf *m, int is_header,
  *  Note: The compiler should optimize this parameter away when using a
  *  constant value, such as RTE_PKTMBUF_FREE_PENDING_SZ.
  */
-static __rte_always_inline void
+static void
 __rte_pktmbuf_free_seg_via_array(struct rte_mbuf *m,
 	struct rte_mbuf ** const pending, unsigned int * const nb_pending,
 	const unsigned int pending_sz)
-- 
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