[PATCH net-next 8/9] ixgbe: switch to napi_build_skb()

From: Alexander Lobakin
Date: Tue Nov 23 2021 - 12:24:35 EST


napi_build_skb() reuses per-cpu NAPI skbuff_head cache in order
to save some cycles on freeing/allocating skbuff_heads on every
new Rx or completed Tx.
ixgbe driver runs Tx completion polling cycle right before the Rx
one and uses napi_consume_skb() to feed the cache with skbuff_heads
of completed entries, so it's never empty and always warm at that
moment. Switch to the napi_build_skb() to relax mm pressure on
heavy Rx.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Lobakin <alexandr.lobakin@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Michal Swiatkowski <michal.swiatkowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 0f9f022260d7..80d2d10fd465 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -2170,7 +2170,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *ixgbe_build_skb(struct ixgbe_ring *rx_ring,
net_prefetch(xdp->data_meta);

/* build an skb to around the page buffer */
- skb = build_skb(xdp->data_hard_start, truesize);
+ skb = napi_build_skb(xdp->data_hard_start, truesize);
if (unlikely(!skb))
return NULL;

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2.33.1