Re: [PATCH net-next 08/13] net: macb: introduce DMA descriptor helpers (is 64bit? is PTP?)
From: Maxime Chevallier
Date: Mon Mar 24 2025 - 04:56:09 EST
Hello Théo,
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 20:09:39 +0100
Théo Lebrun <theo.lebrun@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Introduce macb_dma_is_64b() and macb_dma_is_ptp() helper functions.
> Many codepaths are made simpler by dropping conditional compilation.
>
> This implies three changes:
> - Always compile related structure definitions inside <macb.h>.
> - Make the field hw_dma_cap in struct macb always present.
> - MACB_EXT_DESC can be dropped as it is useless now.
>
> The common case is:
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT
> struct macb_dma_desc_64 *desc_64;
> if (bp->hw_dma_cap & HW_DMA_CAP_64B) {
> desc_64 = macb_64b_desc(bp, desc);
> // ...
> }
> #endif
>
> And replaced by:
>
> struct macb_dma_desc_64 *desc_64;
> if (macb_dma_is_64b(bp)) {
> desc_64 = macb_64b_desc(bp, desc);
> // ...
> }
Just a thought, but this is adding some more branches in the hotpath on
32 bits DMA setups. Did you measure any performance changes on
these platforms (if you have access to one :) )
As the caps can't be changed dynamically, maybe these helpers could be
replaced more efficiently with some static_key ? This would benefit
both 32 and 64 bits systems as the following would be more efficient
if (bp->hw_dma_cap & HW_DMA_CAP_64B) {
// ...
}
Just a thought of course, maybe this patch doesn't really hurt perfs :)
Maxime