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SubjectRe: [RFC] User space to kernel space copy optimization
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On 11/16/2015 5:57 PM, Jiang, Dave wrote:
>> One of the things I'm interested in is to use a memcpy capable DMA
>> > engine HW to optimize user space and kernel space parameter copying.
> Have you looked at why NET_DMA was deprecated and using DMA engine to
> do kernel->user copy could be a problem?
> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/
> ?id=77873803363c
>

As far as I know, the problem was the TCP/IP stack trying to work on a
buffer that was given to the DMA engine for moving. It was causing stale
data problems.

The goal was to let DMA engine move the data while TCP/IP stack was
working on something else. Then, synchronize on a known point. Of
course, when above violation happens; things break.

Are you expecting a similar problem on user space to kernel space
interaction? I think the ownership buffers are pretty much defined,
isn't it?


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