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Re: [PATCH 0/4] rtlwifi: usb: improve RX performance and lower CPU usage

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Any comments on this patchset?

On 17.03.2013 11:59, Jussi Kivilinna wrote:
> Patchset improves RX path handling in rtlwifi/usb.c by:
>  - change to use preallocated DMA coherent URB buffers.
>  - kill unnessasary skbuff copies.
>  - defer RX processing to tasklet.
>  - add proper alignment of skbuff early on.
> 
> With this patchset IRQ CPU usage drops from 37% to 25% on ARM system with
> 1Ghz Cortex-A8, when doing large transfer with rtl8192cu. Tranfer speed
> appears to be slightly improved too, from 29Mbit to 31Mbit.
> 
> ---
> 
> Jussi Kivilinna (4):
>       rtlwifi: usb: use usb_alloc_coherent for RX buffers
>       rtlwifi: usb: remove extra skb copy on RX path
>       rtlwifi: usb: defer rx processing to tasklet
>       rtlwifi: usb: add NET_IP_ALIGN padding to RX skb when needed
> 
> 
>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c |    2
>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c           |  220 ++++++++++++++++++--------
>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.h           |    5 -
>  3 files changed, 156 insertions(+), 71 deletions(-)
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