[PATCH v2 0/3] net/tap: queue limit patches

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 10/13/2024 1:53 AM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:53:54 +0100
> Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at amd.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 10/12/2024 3:17 AM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
>>> Some patches related to recent queue limit changes.
>>>
>>> v2 - up the limit to maximum Linux can support
>>>      dont use static_assert here
>>>      get rid of unreachable checks in configure
>>>
>>> Stephen Hemminger (3):
>>>   net/tap: handle increase in mp_max_fds
>>>   net/tap: increase the maximum allowable queues
>>>   net/tap: remove unnecessary checks in configure
>>>   
>>
>> Hi Stephen,
>>
>> Previous version already merged, but I am checking the difference in v2.
>>
>> Patch 1/3 is identical.
>> Patch 2/3, I prefer the v1 version, that increases the queue limit to
>> 64, instead of 253.
> 
> Ok, we can bump it later if anyone wants to run on 128 core cpu
> 

ack

>>
>> v1 patch 3/3 static assert seems gone, it seems because of the loongarch
>> build, but can we please root cause why it failed, and can the failure
>> be a test environment issue?
> 
> Right, not sure what was wrong there, and not easy to setup a loongarch
> build (even with qemu) to repro.
> 

Indeed I was hoping to get some support from loongarch CI maintainers,
instead of we setup an environment to test.

As the patch is already merged in next-net, they should able to test &
debug it.

> 
>> v2 patch 3/3 looks good, it can be merged separately.
> 
> Ok, will add it to later follow up set. The tap device driver needs
> lots more cleanups.
> 

I can merge the patch directly from this set, planning to check it soon.