net/mlx5: add new memory region support

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / nics / mlx5.rst

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@@ -614,6 +614,12 @@ Performance tuning
         The XXX can be different on different systems. Make sure to configure
         according to the setpci output.
 
+7. To minimize overhead of searching Memory Regions:
+
+   - '--socket-mem' is recommended to pin memory by predictable amount.
+   - Configure per-lcore cache when creating Mempools for packet buffer.
+   - Refrain from dynamically allocating/freeing memory in run-time.
+
 Notes for testpmd
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