@@ -573,7 +573,13 @@ eth_memif_tx(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs, uint16_t nb_pkts)
n_free = ring_size - slot +
__atomic_load_n(&ring->tail, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE);
} else {
- slot = __atomic_load_n(&ring->tail, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE);
+ /* For M2S queues ring->tail is updated by the sender and
+ * this function is called in the context of sending thread.
+ * The loads in the sender do not need to synchronize with
+ * its own stores. Hence, the following load can be a
+ * relaxed load.
+ */
+ slot = __atomic_load_n(&ring->tail, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
n_free = __atomic_load_n(&ring->head, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE) - slot;
}