[PATCH net-next 0/5] refine virtio-net XDP

Michael S. Tsirkin
Tue, 18 Jul 2017 20:13:15 -0000

On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 08:43:56PM +0800, Jason Wang
wrote:
> Hi:
>
> This series brings two optimizations for virtio-net XDP:
>
> - avoid reset during XDP set
> - turn off offloads on demand

I'm glad to see this take shape - this can be
extended to optimize virtnet_get_headroom so we don't
waste room if adjust_head is enabled.

I see a couple of issues, responded to individual patches.


> Please review.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jason Wang (5):
>   virtio_ring: allow to store zero as the ctx
>   virtio-net: pack headroom into ctx for mergeable buffer
>   virtio-net: switch to use new ctx API for small buffer
>   virtio-net: do not reset during XDP set
>   virtio-net: switch off offloads on demand if possible on XDP set
>
>  drivers/net/virtio_net.c     | 325
+++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
>  drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c |   2 +-
>  2 files changed, 194 insertions(+), 133 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.7.4