From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bruce Richardson Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] testpmd: Change rxfreet default to 32 Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 13:49:30 +0000 Message-ID: <20141107134929.GA12092@bricha3-MOBL3> References: <1410948102-12740-1-git-send-email-bruce.richardson@intel.com> <20140923170231.GC12884@hmsreliant.think-freely.org> <59AF69C657FD0841A61C55336867B5B03440521B@IRSMSX103.ger.corp.intel.com> <2215672.o2GmOzFsZU@xps13> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: dev-VfR2kkLFssw@public.gmane.org To: Thomas Monjalon Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <2215672.o2GmOzFsZU@xps13> List-Id: patches and discussions about DPDK List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces-VfR2kkLFssw@public.gmane.org Sender: "dev" On Fri, Nov 07, 2014 at 01:30:53PM +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > Hi Bruce, > > 2014-09-24 09:03, Richardson, Bruce: > > From: Neil Horman [mailto:nhorman-2XuSBdqkA4R54TAoqtyWWQ@public.gmane.org] > > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 12:08:15PM +0100, Bruce Richardson wrote: > > > > --- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c > > > > +++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c > > > > @@ -225,7 +225,9 @@ struct rte_eth_thresh tx_thresh = { > > > > /* > > > > * Configurable value of RX free threshold. > > > > */ > > > > -uint16_t rx_free_thresh = 0; /* Immediately free RX descriptors by default. */ > > > > +uint16_t rx_free_thresh = 32; /* Refill RX descriptors once every 32 packets, > > > > + This setting is needed for ixgbe to enable bulk alloc or vector > > > > + receive functionality. */ > > > > > > I thought we were talking about making this a pmd private selectable item, > > > or allowing a reserved "let the pmd decide" setting. Or are we saving > > > that for a later time? > > > > Yes, we are looking at that - and hopefully we can also get a patch for that > > in for our next release. However, I've left this patch in just in case that > > doesn't actually happen, as the performance improvements for 10G are just > > too good to leave aside for the sake of a 1-line change. Ideally, I'd like > > this go to in, and then be replaced by a "proper" fix. > > Now the patch for PMD defaults is integrated: > http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2014-October/006511.html > Are you working on getting these defaults in testpmd? > Not at the minute, as I'm busy on other things. If I find time I can look at it, though, if nobody else volunteers to do so first. /Bruce > Thanks > -- > Thomas