Re: [PATCH net-next v3] net/smc: Optimize the search method of reused buf_desc

[Jakub Kicinski]

On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:22:16 +0800 liqiang wrote:
> We create a lock-less link list for the currently
> idle reusable smc_buf_desc.
> 
> When the 'used' filed mark to 0, it is added to
> the lock-less linked list.
> 
> When a new connection is established, a suitable
> element is obtained directly, which eliminates the
> need for traversal and search, and does not require
> locking resource.
> 
> Through my testing, this patch can significantly improve 
> the link establishment speed of SMC, especially in the 
> multi-threaded short connection benchmark.
> 
> I tested the time-consuming comparison of this function
> under multiple connections based on redis-benchmark
> (test in smc loopback-ism mode):
> 
> The function 'smc_buf_get_slot' takes less time when a
> new SMC link is established:
> 1. 5us->100ns (when there are 200 active links);
> 2. 30us->100ns (when there are 1000 active links).

We're closing net-next and didn't get any review tags on this patch,
either from IBM or Alibaba folks. Please try again after the merge
window (after Dec 2nd, once v6.13-rc1 is tagged).
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