| Message ID | 20200921192254.20560-4-honnappa.nagarahalli@arm.com |
|---|---|
| State | Superseded |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [1/4] net/memif: do not update local copy of tail in tx function | expand |
diff --git a/drivers/net/memif/rte_eth_memif.c b/drivers/net/memif/rte_eth_memif.c index 435c6345c..1cbb1fd7a 100644 --- a/drivers/net/memif/rte_eth_memif.c +++ b/drivers/net/memif/rte_eth_memif.c @@ -405,7 +405,11 @@ eth_memif_rx(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs, uint16_t nb_pkts) refill: if (type == MEMIF_RING_M2S) { - head = __atomic_load_n(&ring->head, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE); + /* ring->head is updated by the receiver and this function + * is called in the context of receiver thread. The loads in + * the receiver do not need to synchronize with its own stores. + */ + head = __atomic_load_n(&ring->head, __ATOMIC_RELAXED); n_slots = ring_size - head + mq->last_tail; while (n_slots--) {
For M2S rings, ring->head is updated by the receiver and eth_memif_rx function is called in the context of receiving thread. The loads in the sender do not need to synchronize with its own stores. Fixes: a2aafb9aa651 ("net/memif: optimize with one-way barrier") Cc: phil.yang@arm.com Cc: stable@dpdk.org Signed-off-by: Honnappa Nagarahalli <honnappa.nagarahalli@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Phil Yang <phil.yang@arm.com> --- drivers/net/memif/rte_eth_memif.c | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) -- 2.17.1