Re: [PATCH v4 0/4] fix performance/cache resource issues with 128-byte cache line targets

[Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com>]

On Mon, Feb 08, 2016 at 11:24:30AM +0100, Jan Viktorin wrote:
> Hello Jerin,
>
> I failed to apply the v4 series. I've tried multiple bases. The v3
> applied successfully to v2.2.0-rc4. Could you give the proper working
> base?

Hello Jan,

Please apply the depended "config: cleanup existing RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE
selection scheme" patch first as mentioned in the cover letter.

http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/9388/

>
> Applying patch #10232 using 'git am'
> Description: [dpdk-dev,v4,2/4] mbuf: fix performance/cache resource issue with 128-byte cache line targets
> Applying: mbuf: fix performance/cache resource issue with 128-byte cache line targets
> error: patch failed: lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/rte_kni_common.h:68
> error: lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/rte_kni_common.h: patch does not apply
> Patch failed at 0001 mbuf: fix performance/cache resource issue with 128-byte cache line targets
> The copy of the patch that failed is found in: /home/jviki/upstream/dpdk/.git/worktrees/dpdk-pw/rebase-apply/patch
> When you have resolved this problem, run "git am --continue".
> If you prefer to skip this patch, run "git am --skip" instead.
> To restore the original branch and stop patching, run "git am --abort".
> 'git am' failed with exit status 128
> Try to fix git-am manually or exit...
>
> Regards
> Jan
>
> On Mon, 8 Feb 2016 15:01:58 +0530
> Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 01:15:51PM +0530, Jerin Jacob wrote:
> > > This patchset fixes performance/cache resource issues with 128-byte cache line targets
> > > found in mbuf and bitmap DPDK libraries
> > >
> > > Currently, we have two DPDK targets(ThunderX and ppc_64) which are based on
> > > 128-bytes cache line size target.
> > >
> > > This patchset doesn't introduce any performance degradation
> > > for 64-bytes cache line size targets.
> > >
> > > v1..v2
> > > - Introduced new cache macro definitions as Suggested by Konstantin
> > > - Reduced the cache alignment requirement for 128-byte cache targets in
> > > slow-path data structures to save the memory
> > > - Verified x86(a 64byte cacheline target) does not have any impact on these changes by
> > > verifying the md5sum of app/test,app/testpmd, app/testacl binaries with
> > > or without this patch set
> > >
> > > v2..v3
> > >
> > > revert the cache alignment of rte_ring_debug_stats,
> > > rte_mempool_debug_stats structures
> > >
> > > v3..v4
> > > replaced RTE_CACHE_MIN_LINE_SIZE with RTE_CACHE_LINE_MIN_SIZE as suggested by
> > > olivier.matz@6wind.com
> > >
> > > For clean git am, "config: cleanup existing RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE selection scheme"
> > > patch needs to apply first
> > >
> > > Jerin Jacob (4):
> > >   eal: Introduce new cache line macro definitions
> > >   mbuf: fix performance/cache resource issue with 128-byte cache line
> > >     targets
> > >   bitmap: optimize for 128-bytes cache line targets
> > >   cache/slow-path: reduce cache align requirement for 128-byte cache
> > >     targets
> > >
> >
> > ping for review/merge
> >
> > >  app/test/test_mbuf.c                                     |  2 +-
> > >  lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_memory.h               | 16 ++++++++++++++++
> > >  .../linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/rte_kni_common.h       |  4 +++-
> > >  lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h                            |  4 ++--
> > >  lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h                               |  2 +-
> > >  lib/librte_sched/rte_bitmap.h                            | 10 +++++-----
> > >  6 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > --
> > > 2.1.0
> > >
>
>
>
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>   Jan Viktorin                E-mail: Viktorin@RehiveTech.com
>   System Architect            Web:    www.RehiveTech.com
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