[PATCH] power: use hugepage memory for queue list entry structure

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:01:53 +0800
"lihuisong (C)" <lihuisong at huawei.com> wrote:

> > The queue_list_entry structure data is used in rx_callback of io path
> > when enable PMD Power Management. However its memory is currently from
> > normal heap memory. For better performance, use hugepage memory to
> > replace it.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Huisong Li <lihuisong at huawei.com>

How is that in a hot path where this could matter?
The safety rails in rte_malloc() are much less than regular malloc().
I prefer some degree of safety from checkers and malloc library internals.