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SubjectRe: [RFC] defer skb allocation in virtio_net -- mergable buff part
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Hello Avi,

Thanks for you review. I was on vacation last week.

On Sun, 2009-08-16 at 16:47 +0300, Avi Kivity wrote:
> Alternatives include:
> - store the link in the page itself
> - have an array of pages per list element instead of just one pointer
> - combine the two, store an array of page pointers in one of the free
> pages
> - use the struct page::lru member
>
> The last is the most traditional and easiest so I'd recommend it
> (though
> it still takes the cacheline hit).

I prefer the combine of the two. But I will compare the performance
differences if no much difference, we can use the easiest one.

> > +static struct page_list *get_a_free_page(struct virtnet_info *vi,
> gfp_t gfp_mask)
> > +{
> > + struct page_list *plist;
> > +
> > + if (list_empty(&vi->freed_pages)) {
> > + plist = kmalloc(sizeof(struct page_list), gfp_mask);
> > + if (!plist)
> > + return NULL;
> > + list_add_tail(&plist->list,&vi->freed_pages);
> > + plist->page = alloc_page(gfp_mask);
> >
>
> What if the allocation fails here?

It is handled by the caller.

Thanks
Shirley



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