[ovs-dev] [ovs-dev, v4] dpif-netdev: Avoid reordering of packets in a batch with same megaflow

[Vishal Deep Ajmera]

> >>
> >> This is potentially dangerous from the future modifications and hard to read
> for
> >> reviewer/person who tries to understand how it works.
> >>
> >> Current implementation will fail if someone will change the logic of
> >> 'DP_PACKET_BATCH_REFILL_FOR_EACH', for example.
> >>
> >> The key point is that 'DP_PACKET_BATCH_REFILL_FOR_EACH' and
> >> 'dp_packet_batch_refill' manipulates with the batch size in a hidden from the
> >> end user manner. Using of the 'packets_->count' directly requires knowledge
> of
> >> how refilling works internally, but these functions was intended to hide
> internals
> >> of batch manipulations.
> >>
> >> Also, as I understand, you're storing 'map_cnt' for each missed packet.
> >> So, why not just use 'n_missed' for that purpose?
> >>
> >
> > map_cnt keeps count of not just the emc miss packet but also all subsequent
> > packets (with emc hit) after one emc miss.
> 
> Yes. But we're talking about replacing 'packets_->count' with 'n_missed'.
> Not about 'map_cnt'.

Thanks Ilya. I have fixed this in v5 patch-set.