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Nikolay Aleksandrov 4e0c8f54f6 net: bridge: avoid egress VLAN lookups when flooding
VLAN flooding already provides the exact port-VLAN entry associated with
each destination port. Use that entry directly for the egress state check
and VLAN handling instead of resolving it again from the packet VLAN ID.
Keep the existing lookup path for forwarding destinations which do not
provide a port-VLAN entry. This removes two VLAN hash lookups for every
flooded egress port. Use __always_inline for should_deliver as it provides
a measurable 3% additional gain, should_deliver wasn't inlined even though
it had the inline specifier, the bridge module size increases by 173 bytes.

The series were tested in a two CPU VM with packet generation and bridge
forwarding on separate pinned CPUs. The results are medians of seven runs
with 300000 64b tagged broadcast packets.

                   Mpps                   br_flood TSC cycles/input
  VIDs Ports  before    after    gain   before  after  reduction
     1  8/2   1.209298  1.636580   35.3%     1444    845      41.5%
     1  8/4   0.843175  0.986541   17.0%     3036   2527      16.8%
     1  8/8   0.508857  0.559844   10.0%     5999   5465       8.9%
     1 32/2   0.893896  1.586532   77.5%     3013    841      72.1%
     1 32/16  0.250567  0.282339   12.7%    13670  11137      18.5%
     1 32/32  0.135351  0.148461    9.7%    25429  22320      12.2%
     1 64/2   0.555010  1.603776  189.0%     5001    837      83.3%
     1 64/32  0.123831  0.149639   20.8%    27674  22602      18.3%
     1 64/64  0.069122  0.076047   10.0%    51508  45138      12.4%
    64  8/2   1.044185  1.500468   43.7%     1528    851      44.3%
    64  8/4   0.802680  0.977700   21.8%     3178   2546      19.9%
    64  8/8   0.479748  0.555419   15.8%     6283   5635      10.3%
    64 32/2   0.861074  1.561266   81.3%     3063    849      72.3%
    64 32/16  0.234011  0.280027   19.7%    14332  11165      22.1%
    64 32/32  0.126145  0.148085   17.4%    27225  22613      16.9%
    64 64/2   0.530587  1.496179  182.0%     4377    826      81.1%
    64 64/32  0.121105  0.147943   22.2%    29286  22541      23.0%
    64 64/64  0.063626  0.077051   21.1%    56147  45520      18.9%
  1024  8/2   1.008693  1.358408   34.7%     1538    879      42.8%
  1024  8/4   0.785636  0.943545   20.1%     3280   2704      17.6%
  1024  8/8   0.448194  0.521765   16.4%     6678   6011      10.0%
  1024 32/2   0.840864  1.417311   68.6%     2756    859      68.8%
  1024 32/16  0.195786  0.247129   26.2%    16269  12639      22.3%
  1024 32/32  0.097978  0.122742   25.3%    35249  29273      17.0%
  1024 64/2   0.536947  1.400985  160.9%     4421    849      80.8%
  1024 64/32  0.093962  0.123383   31.3%    37425  29197      22.0%
  1024 64/64  0.045147  0.057867   28.2%    72626  59198      18.5%

Signed-off-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <razor@blackwall.org>
Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260918152950.1938259-9-razor@blackwall.org
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
History 2026-09-21 17:41:33 -07:00
arch dma-mapping fixes for Linux 7.3 2026-09-17 08:03:37 -07:00
block block: save page offset gaps in cloned bio 2026-09-01 08:42:34 -06:00
certs treewide: fix indentation and whitespace in Kconfig files 2026-05-28 21:24:42 -07:00
crypto This push fixes a memory allocation overrun in crypto acomp. 2026-08-28 09:28:40 -07:00
Documentation ptp: ocp: add TAP CPLD flashing via devlink 2026-09-21 16:13:34 -07:00
drivers octeontx2-af: Allocate ikpu2 with ARRAY_SIZE() 2026-09-21 17:37:37 -07:00
fs nfsd-7.3 fixes: 2026-09-14 10:41:30 -07:00
include bnge: update HSI 2026-09-21 17:13:33 -07:00
init Bootconfig fixes for v7.3-rc3 2026-09-13 09:16:36 -07:00
io_uring io_uring-7.3-20260911 2026-09-11 12:36:13 -07:00
ipc mm.git review status for master..mm-nonmm-stable 2026-08-23 08:07:11 -07:00
kernel dma-mapping fixes for Linux 7.3 2026-09-17 08:03:37 -07:00
lib 14 hotfixes. 10 are cc:stable. 11 are for MM. 2026-09-14 08:59:09 -07:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Add modern form of the LGPL-2.1 tags to the usage guide section 2025-10-22 07:58:19 +02:00
mm memblock: fix for regions display in debugfs and MAINTAINERS update 2026-09-14 09:36:43 -07:00
net
rust rust: net: netlink: Migrate to zerocopy's IntoBytes 2026-09-17 17:05:15 -07:00
samples rust: samples: add missing newlines in rust_print_main 2026-09-01 02:20:22 +02:00
scripts Fix misc objtool bugs: 2026-09-13 08:37:11 -07:00
security landlock: Test trace path output boundaries 2026-09-08 11:49:39 +02:00
sound ASoC: Fixes for v7.3 2026-09-17 08:15:32 +02:00
tools selftests/net: run tun tests in a dedicated network namespace 2026-09-21 17:26:50 -07:00
usr usr: Correct a spelling by changing a letter 2026-08-05 14:51:58 +02:00
virt Arm: 2026-08-25 11:48:04 -07:00
.clang-format drm/bridge: rename drm_for_each_bridge_in_chain_scoped() to drm_for_each_bridge_in_chain() 2026-07-14 17:55:51 +02:00
.clippy.toml rust: bump Clippy's MSRV and clean incompatible_msrv allows 2026-04-07 09:51:39 +02:00
.cocciconfig scripts: add Linux .cocciconfig for coccinelle 2016-07-22 12:13:39 +02:00
.editorconfig editorconfig: add rst extension 2026-01-26 19:07:09 -08:00
.get_maintainer.ignore .get_maintainer.ignore: add myself 2026-09-07 10:01:33 +02:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: set diff driver for Rust source code files 2023-05-31 17:48:25 +02:00
.gitignore SPDX patches for 7.2-rc1 2026-06-22 12:06:22 -07:00
.mailmap 14 hotfixes. 10 are cc:stable. 11 are for MM. 2026-09-14 08:59:09 -07:00
.pylintrc docs: Move the python libraries to tools/lib/python 2025-11-18 09:22:40 -07:00
.rustfmt.toml rust: add .rustfmt.toml 2022-09-28 09:02:20 +02:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS Driver core fixes for 7.3-rc2 2026-09-05 11:59:05 -07:00
Kbuild checksyscalls: move instance functionality into generic code 2026-04-05 09:21:32 +02:00
Kconfig io_uring: Rename KConfig to Kconfig 2025-02-19 14:53:27 -07:00
MAINTAINERS ptp: ocp: add TAP CPLD access for ADVA TimeCard X1 2026-09-21 16:13:34 -07:00
Makefile Linux 7.3-rc3 2026-09-13 14:38:02 -07:00
README README: remove out of place emdashes 2026-07-15 10:51:29 -06:00

Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
* Build the kernel: See Documentation/admin-guide/quickly-build-trimmed-linux.rst
* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


Who Are You?
============

Find your role below:

* New Kernel Developer: Getting started with kernel development
* Academic Researcher: Studying kernel internals and architecture
* Security Expert: Hardening and vulnerability analysis
* Backport/Maintenance Engineer: Maintaining stable kernels
* System Administrator: Configuring and troubleshooting
* Maintainer: Leading subsystems and reviewing patches
* Hardware Vendor: Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer: Packaging kernels for distros
* AI Coding Assistant: LLMs and AI-powered development tools


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


Communication and Support
=========================

* Mailing Lists: https://lore.kernel.org/
* IRC: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net
* Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
* MAINTAINERS file: Lists subsystem maintainers and mailing lists
* Email Clients: Documentation/process/email-clients.rst