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This patch tests bpf_loop in pyperf and strobemeta, and measures the
verifier performance of replacing the traditional for loop
with bpf_loop.
The results are as follows:
~strobemeta~
Baseline
verification time 6808200 usec
stack depth 496
processed 554252 insns (limit 1000000) max_states_per_insn 16
total_states 15878 peak_states 13489 mark_read 3110
#192 verif_scale_strobemeta:OK (unrolled loop)
Using bpf_loop
verification time 31589 usec
stack depth 96+400
processed 1513 insns (limit 1000000) max_states_per_insn 2
total_states 106 peak_states 106 mark_read 60
#193 verif_scale_strobemeta_bpf_loop:OK
~pyperf600~
Baseline
verification time 29702486 usec
stack depth 368
processed 626838 insns (limit 1000000) max_states_per_insn 7
total_states 30368 peak_states 30279 mark_read 748
#182 verif_scale_pyperf600:OK (unrolled loop)
Using bpf_loop
verification time 148488 usec
stack depth 320+40
processed 10518 insns (limit 1000000) max_states_per_insn 10
total_states 705 peak_states 517 mark_read 38
#183 verif_scale_pyperf600_bpf_loop:OK
Using the bpf_loop helper led to approximately a 99% decrease
in the verification time and in the number of instructions.
Signed-off-by: Joanne Koong <joannekoong@fb.com>
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211130030622.4131246-4-joannekoong@fb.com
Linux kernel
============
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.