Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] net/mlx5e: Improve channel creation time via fast-path MKEY initialization

From: Simon Horman

Date: Fri Mar 20 2026 - 07:57:06 EST


On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 09:43:35AM +0200, Tariq Toukan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This series improves channel creation time by moving per-channel MKEY
> initialization from a slow-path FW command to a fast-path UMR WQE.
>
> The benefit becomes more significant with larger MKEYs and a higher
> number of channels.
>
> On my setup with the maximum configuration (248 channels, MTU 9000,
> RX/TX ring size 8K), the "interface up" operation is 2.081 seconds
> faster:
>
> Before: 5.618 seconds
> After: 3.537 seconds
>
> This corresponds to ~8.4 msec saved per channel.
>
> Regards,
> Tariq
>
> Tariq Toukan (3):
> net/mlx5e: Move RX MPWQE slowpath fields into a separate struct
> net/mlx5e: RX, Pre-calculate pad value in MPWQE
> net/mlx5e: Speed up channel creation by initializing MKEY entries via
> UMR WQE

Thanks,

For the series:

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxx>