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Date:      Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:10:57 +0400
From:      Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org>
To:        net@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [CFT] if_transmit method for if_bridge(4)
Message-ID:  <20120830131057.GE90597@FreeBSD.org>

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  Hi,

  I have a patch laying around, that makes if_bridge(4) utilize
if_transmit method. That should improvide performance.

  I'd appreciate if someone who actually do use if_bridge(4) tests
this patch.

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Totus tuus, Glebius.

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Index: if_bridge.c
===================================================================
--- if_bridge.c	(revision 239904)
+++ if_bridge.c	(working copy)
@@ -245,11 +245,12 @@
 static void	bridge_init(void *);
 static void	bridge_dummynet(struct mbuf *, struct ifnet *);
 static void	bridge_stop(struct ifnet *, int);
-static void	bridge_start(struct ifnet *);
+static int	bridge_transmit(struct ifnet *, struct mbuf *);
+static void	bridge_qflush(struct ifnet *);
 static struct mbuf *bridge_input(struct ifnet *, struct mbuf *);
 static int	bridge_output(struct ifnet *, struct mbuf *, struct sockaddr *,
 		    struct rtentry *);
-static void	bridge_enqueue(struct bridge_softc *, struct ifnet *,
+static int	bridge_enqueue(struct bridge_softc *, struct ifnet *,
 		    struct mbuf *);
 static void	bridge_rtdelete(struct bridge_softc *, struct ifnet *ifp, int);
 
@@ -600,12 +601,10 @@
 	if_initname(ifp, ifc->ifc_name, unit);
 	ifp->if_flags = IFF_BROADCAST | IFF_SIMPLEX | IFF_MULTICAST;
 	ifp->if_ioctl = bridge_ioctl;
-	ifp->if_start = bridge_start;
+	ifp->if_transmit = bridge_transmit;
+	ifp->if_qflush = bridge_qflush;
 	ifp->if_init = bridge_init;
 	ifp->if_type = IFT_BRIDGE;
-	IFQ_SET_MAXLEN(&ifp->if_snd, ifqmaxlen);
-	ifp->if_snd.ifq_drv_maxlen = ifqmaxlen;
-	IFQ_SET_READY(&ifp->if_snd);
 
 	/*
 	 * Generate an ethernet address with a locally administered address.
@@ -1780,7 +1779,7 @@
  *	Enqueue a packet on a bridge member interface.
  *
  */
-static void
+static int
 bridge_enqueue(struct bridge_softc *sc, struct ifnet *dst_ifp, struct mbuf *m)
 {
 	int len, err = 0;
@@ -1823,6 +1822,8 @@
 		if (mflags & M_MCAST)
 			sc->sc_ifp->if_omcasts++;
 	}
+
+	return (err);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1981,44 +1982,43 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * bridge_start:
+ * bridge_transmit:
  *
- *	Start output on a bridge.
+ *	Do output on a bridge.
  *
  */
-static void
-bridge_start(struct ifnet *ifp)
+static int
+bridge_transmit(struct ifnet *ifp, struct mbuf *m)
 {
 	struct bridge_softc *sc;
-	struct mbuf *m;
-	struct ether_header *eh;
-	struct ifnet *dst_if;
+	int error = 0;
 
 	sc = ifp->if_softc;
 
-	ifp->if_drv_flags |= IFF_DRV_OACTIVE;
-	for (;;) {
-		IFQ_DEQUEUE(&ifp->if_snd, m);
-		if (m == 0)
-			break;
-		ETHER_BPF_MTAP(ifp, m);
+	ETHER_BPF_MTAP(ifp, m);
 
+
+	BRIDGE_LOCK(sc);
+	if ((m->m_flags & (M_BCAST|M_MCAST)) == 0) {
+		struct ether_header *eh;
+		struct ifnet *dst_if;
+
 		eh = mtod(m, struct ether_header *);
-		dst_if = NULL;
+		dst_if = bridge_rtlookup(sc, eh->ether_dhost, 1);
+		BRIDGE_UNLOCK(sc);
+		error = bridge_enqueue(sc, dst_if, m);
+	} else
+		bridge_broadcast(sc, ifp, m, 0);
 
-		BRIDGE_LOCK(sc);
-		if ((m->m_flags & (M_BCAST|M_MCAST)) == 0) {
-			dst_if = bridge_rtlookup(sc, eh->ether_dhost, 1);
-		}
+	return (error);
+}
 
-		if (dst_if == NULL)
-			bridge_broadcast(sc, ifp, m, 0);
-		else {
-			BRIDGE_UNLOCK(sc);
-			bridge_enqueue(sc, dst_if, m);
-		}
-	}
-	ifp->if_drv_flags &= ~IFF_DRV_OACTIVE;
+/*
+ * The ifp->if_qflush entry point for if_bridge(4) is no-op.
+ */
+static void
+bridge_qflush(struct ifnet *ifp __unused)
+{
 }
 
 /*

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