[PATCH net-next 4/5] skbuff: allocate skbuff_heads by bulks instead of one by one

From: Alexander Lobakin
Date: Mon Jan 11 2021 - 13:30:30 EST


Use the same napi_alloc_cache struct and the same approach as used
for bulk-freeing skbuff_heads to allocate them for new skbs.
The new skb_cache will store up to NAPI_SKB_CACHE_SIZE (currently
64, which equals to NAPI_POLL_WEIGHT to be capable to serve one
polling cycle) and will be refilled by bulks in case of full
depletion or after completing network softirqs.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Lobakin <alobakin@xxxxx>
---
net/core/skbuff.c | 20 +++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index 0e8c597ff6ce..57a7307689f3 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -367,6 +367,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(build_skb_around);

struct napi_alloc_cache {
struct page_frag_cache page;
+ u32 skb_count;
+ void *skb_cache[NAPI_SKB_CACHE_SIZE];
u32 flush_skb_count;
void *flush_skb_cache[NAPI_SKB_CACHE_SIZE];
};
@@ -490,7 +492,15 @@ static struct sk_buff *__napi_decache_skb(struct napi_alloc_cache *nc)
if (nc->flush_skb_count)
return nc->flush_skb_cache[--nc->flush_skb_count];

- return kmem_cache_alloc(skbuff_head_cache, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ if (unlikely(!nc->skb_count))
+ nc->skb_count = kmem_cache_alloc_bulk(skbuff_head_cache,
+ GFP_ATOMIC,
+ NAPI_SKB_CACHE_SIZE,
+ nc->skb_cache);
+ if (unlikely(!nc->skb_count))
+ return NULL;
+
+ return nc->skb_cache[--nc->skb_count];
}

/**
@@ -870,6 +880,7 @@ void __consume_stateless_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
void __kfree_skb_flush(void)
{
struct napi_alloc_cache *nc = this_cpu_ptr(&napi_alloc_cache);
+ u32 num;

/* flush flush_skb_cache if containing objects */
if (nc->flush_skb_count) {
@@ -877,6 +888,13 @@ void __kfree_skb_flush(void)
nc->flush_skb_cache);
nc->flush_skb_count = 0;
}
+
+ num = NAPI_SKB_CACHE_SIZE - nc->skb_count;
+ if (num)
+ nc->skb_count += kmem_cache_alloc_bulk(skbuff_head_cache,
+ GFP_ATOMIC, num,
+ nc->skb_cache +
+ nc->skb_count);
}

static inline void _kfree_skb_defer(struct sk_buff *skb)
--
2.30.0