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Each get_next and lookup call requires a round trip to the device. However, the device is capable of giving us a few entries back, instead of just one. In this patch we ask for a small yet reasonable number of entries (4) on every get_next call, and on subsequent get_next/lookup calls check this little cache for a hit. The cache is only kept for 250us, and is invalidated on every operation which may modify the map (e.g. delete or update call). Note that operations may be performed simultaneously, so we have to keep track of operations in flight. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@netronome.com> Reviewed-by: Quentin Monnet <quentin.monnet@netronome.com> Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.