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    xprtrdma: Invoke rpcrdma_reply_handler directly from RECV completion · d8f532d2
    Chuck Lever authored
    I noticed that the soft IRQ thread looked pretty busy under heavy
    I/O workloads. perf suggested one area that was expensive was the
    queue_work() call in rpcrdma_wc_receive. That gave me some ideas.
    
    Instead of scheduling a separate worker to process RPC Replies,
    promote the Receive completion handler to IB_POLL_WORKQUEUE, and
    invoke rpcrdma_reply_handler directly.
    
    Note that the poll workqueue is single-threaded. In order to keep
    memory invalidation from serializing all RPC Replies, handle any
    necessary invalidation tasks in a separate multi-threaded workqueue.
    
    This provides a two-tier scheme, similar to OS I/O interrupt
    handlers: A fast interrupt handler that schedules the slow handler
    and re-enables the interrupt, and a slower handler that is invoked
    for any needed heavy lifting.
    
    Benefits include:
    - One less context switch for RPCs that don't register memory
    - Receive completion handling is moved out of soft IRQ context to
      make room for other users of soft IRQ
    - The same CPU core now DMA syncs and XDR decodes the Receive buffer
    Signed-off-by: default avatarChuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAnna Schumaker <Anna.Schumaker@Netapp.com>
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