Re: [PATCH net-next] tuntap: introduce tx skb ring

[Jesper Dangaard Brouer]

On Tue, 17 May 2016 09:38:37 +0800 Jason Wang <jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> >> And if tx_queue_length is not power of 2,
> >> we probably need modulus to calculate the capacity.  
> > Is that really that important for speed?  
> 
> Not sure, I can test.

In my experience, yes, adding a modulus does affect performance.

> > If yes, round it up to next power of two.  
> 
> Right, this sounds a good solution.

Good idea.

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