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    net: tx scalability works : trans_start · 9d21493b
    Eric Dumazet authored
    
    
    struct net_device trans_start field is a hot spot on SMP and high performance
    devices, particularly multi queues ones, because every transmitter dirties
    it. Is main use is tx watchdog and bonding alive checks.
    
    But as most devices dont use NETIF_F_LLTX, we have to lock
    a netdev_queue before calling their ndo_start_xmit(). So it makes
    sense to move trans_start from net_device to netdev_queue. Its update
    will occur on a already present (and in exclusive state) cache line, for
    free.
    
    We can do this transition smoothly. An old driver continue to
    update dev->trans_start, while an updated one updates txq->trans_start.
    
    Further patches could also put tx_bytes/tx_packets counters in 
    netdev_queue to avoid dirtying dev->stats (vlan device comes to mind)
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarEric Dumazet <dada1@cosmosbay.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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