[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/2] mbuf: add bulk free function

Morten Brørup mb at smartsharesystems.com
Thu Sep 26 17:35:52 CEST 2019


> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Rybchenko
> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2019 11:27 AM
> To: Morten Brørup; olivier.matz at 6wind.com
> Cc: stephen at networkplumber.org; harry.van.haaren at intel.com;
> konstantin.ananyev at intel.com; dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/2] mbuf: add bulk free function
> 
> On 9/25/19 3:03 PM, Morten Brørup wrote:
> > Add function for freeing a bulk of mbufs.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Morten Brørup <mb at smartsharesystems.com>
> > ---
> >   lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >   lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h | 16 +++++-----------
> >   2 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c
> > index 37718d49c..b63a0eced 100644
> > --- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c
> > +++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c
> > @@ -245,6 +245,41 @@ int rte_mbuf_check(const struct rte_mbuf *m, int
> is_header,
> >   	return 0;
> >   }
> >
> > +/**
> > + * Maximum bulk of mbufs rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk() returns to mempool.
> > + */
> > +#define RTE_PKTMBUF_FREE_BULK_SZ 64
> > +
> > +/* Free a bulk of mbufs back into their original mempools. */
> > +void rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned int count)
> > +{
> > +	struct rte_mbuf *m, *free[RTE_PKTMBUF_FREE_BULK_SZ];
> > +	unsigned int idx, nb_free = 0;
> > +
> > +	for (idx = 0; idx < count; idx++) {
> > +		m = mbufs[idx];
> > +		if (unlikely(m == NULL))
> > +			continue;
> > +
> > +		__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 1);
> > +		m = rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg(m);
> 
> Who cares about next segments if any? It looks like nobody.
> 
> > +		if (unlikely(m == NULL))
> > +			continue;
> > +
> > +		if (nb_free >= RTE_PKTMBUF_FREE_BULK_SZ ||
> > +		    (nb_free > 0 && m->pool != free[0]->pool)) {
> > +			rte_mempool_put_bulk(free[0]->pool,
> > +			                     (void **)free, nb_free);
> > +			nb_free = 0;
> > +		}
> > +
> > +		free[nb_free++] = m;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	if (nb_free > 0)
> > +		rte_mempool_put_bulk(free[0]->pool, (void **)free, nb_free);
> > +}
> > +
> >   /* dump a mbuf on console */
> >   void
> >   rte_pktmbuf_dump(FILE *f, const struct rte_mbuf *m, unsigned dump_len)
> > diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
> > index f2e174da1..6910b3fe6 100644
> > --- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
> > +++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
> > @@ -1908,21 +1908,15 @@ static inline void rte_pktmbuf_free(struct
> rte_mbuf *m)
> >   }
> >
> >   /**
> > - * Free a bulk of mbufs back into their original mempool.
> > + * Free a bulk of mbufs back into their original mempools.
> >    *
> >    *  @param mbufs
> > - *    Array of pointers to mbufs
> > + *    Array of pointers to mbufs.
> > + *    The array may contain NULL pointers.
> >    *  @param count
> > - *    Array size
> > + *    Array size.
> >    */
> > -static inline void
> > -rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned count)
> > -{
> > -	unsigned idx = 0;
> > -
> > -	for (idx = 0; idx < count; idx++)
> > -		rte_pktmbuf_free(mbufs[idx]);
> > -}
> > +void rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned int count);
> >
> >   /**
> >    * Creates a "clone" of the given packet mbuf.
> 
> Is it just a mistake that two patches are not squashed?
> 

Yes. Plenty of rookie git mistakes by my hand.

We don't use git in-house, and I have no git experience. So I'm trying my best, relying on the DPDK Contributor guide and git documentation. :-)


Med venlig hilsen / kind regards
- Morten Brørup



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