[EXTERNAL] [PATCH] graph: optimize graph search when scheduling nodes

David Marchand david.marchand at redhat.com
Fri Nov 8 14:38:20 CET 2024


Hello Jerin,

On Fri, Nov 8, 2024 at 1:22 PM Jerin Jacob <jerinj at marvell.com> wrote:
> > > Is n't breaking the ABI?
> >
> > So can't we modify the ABI, or is there any special operation required to modify
> > the ABI?
>
> Only LTS release (xx.11) can change the ABI after sending deprecation notice.
> Looking at the pahole output, one option will be making dispatch and new semi fastpath
> Additions like  xstat_off can be min cache aligned to make room for future expansion and
> to make sure have better performance.

Adding holes may be a short term solution, but in my opinion, the slow
path part should be entirely hidden and we only expose the fp part.
Reminder, those holes must be in a "known state" as we release v24.11
so that the presence of future additions can be safely detected.


-- 
David Marchand



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