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36 * The header is intended to collect defines/constants which could be
37 * tweaked to improve the PMD performance characteristics depending on
38 * the usecase or requirements (CPU load, packet rate, latency).
42 * Number of Rx descriptors in the bulk submitted on Rx ring refill.
44 #define SFC_RX_REFILL_BULK (RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE / sizeof(efx_qword_t))
47 * Make the transmit path reap at least one time per a burst;
48 * this improves cache locality because the same mbufs may be used to send
49 * subsequent bursts in certain cases because of well-timed reap
51 #define SFC_TX_XMIT_PKTS_REAP_AT_LEAST_ONCE 0
53 /** Default free threshold follows recommendations from DPDK documentation */
54 #define SFC_TX_DEFAULT_FREE_THRESH 32
56 /** Number of mbufs to be freed in bulk in a single call */
57 #define SFC_TX_REAP_BULK_SIZE 32
59 #endif /* _SFC_TWEAK_H_ */