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    net/mlx4_en: Optimized single ring steering · 4931c6ef
    Saeed Mahameed authored
    
    
    Avoid touching RX QP RSS context when loading with only
    one RX ring, to allow optimized A0 RX steering.
    
    Enable by:
    - loading mlx4_core with module param: log_num_mgm_entry_size = -6.
    - then: ethtool -L <interface> rx 1
    
    Performance tests:
    Tested on ConnectX3Pro, Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2680 v3 @ 2.50GHz
    
    XDP_DROP packet rate:
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         | Before    | After     | Gain |
    IPv4 | 20.5 Mpps | 28.1 Mpps |  37% |
    IPv6 | 18.4 Mpps | 28.1 Mpps |  53% |
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    Signed-off-by: default avatarSaeed Mahameed <saeedm@mellanox.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarTariq Toukan <tariqt@mellanox.com>
    Cc: kernel-team@fb.com
    Cc: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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