Re: [net-next PATCH 00/11] net: mitigating kmem_cache slowpath and BoF discussion patches

From: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <redacted>
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2016 22:11:28 +0100

This patchset is relevant for my NetDev 1.1 "Network Performance BoF" [1].

The first 4 patches, is a repost[2], for the first real use-case of
kmem_cache bulk alloc and free API.  They were adjusted slightly to
accomodate my last slab API changes.  They should be ready for
inclusion in net-next, as the needed MM tree are avail in net-next.

Patch 5 is also enabling the SKB bulk API for mlx5.

Thus, patches 1-5 should be ready for net-next.

After patch 5, the experimental patches begin, which is Prove-of-Concept
code for what we will be discussing during the Network Performance BoF [1]

[1] http://netdevconf.org/1.1/bof-network-performance-bof-jesper-dangaard-brouer.html
[2] http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/384302/

Very exciting work, indeed!

Jesper, why don't you resubmit just the first three patches as a
group?  They seem a lot less controversial and as Alexei said, stand
on their own.

Thanks.