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    "date": "2018-11-09T16:39:13",
    "name": "[0/4] hash: separate lf and rw lock lookup code paths",
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        "name": "Honnappa Nagarahalli",
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            "from [92.243.14.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1])\n\tby dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 930DD4C9F;\n\tFri,  9 Nov 2018 17:39:44 +0100 (CET)",
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        ],
        "From": "Honnappa Nagarahalli <honnappa.nagarahalli@arm.com>",
        "To": "bruce.richardson@intel.com,\n\tpablo.de.lara.guarch@intel.com",
        "Cc": "dev@dpdk.org, jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com, hemant.agrawal@nxp.com,\n\tchaozhu@linux.vnet.ibm.com, yipeng1.wang@intel.com,\n\tdharmik.thakkar@arm.com, gavin.hu@arm.com, honnappa.nagarahalli@arm.com, \n\tnd@arm.com",
        "Date": "Fri,  9 Nov 2018 10:39:13 -0600",
        "Message-Id": "<20181109163917.16845-1-honnappa.nagarahalli@arm.com>",
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        "Subject": "[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/4] hash: separate lf and rw lock lookup code\n\tpaths",
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    "content": "The lock-free algorithm has caused significant lookup\nperformance regression for certain use cases. The\nregression is attributed to the use of non-relaxed\nmemory orderings.\n\nTo address the issue, 2 versions of the lookup functions\nare created. One that uses the RW lock and the one that\nis lock-free. This restores the performance regression\ncaused for use cases that used RW lock version of the\nlookup function.\n\nThis series has been split into 4 commits to make the review\nprocess easier. All of these should be squashed into a single\ncommit after the review process is over.\n\nHonnappa Nagarahalli (4):\n  hash: prepare for lock-free and rw-lock separation\n  hash: remove rw-lock calls from lock-free functions\n  hash: remove memory orderings from rw-lock lookup fns\n  hash: separate lf and rw lock lookup code paths\n\n lib/librte_hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c | 303 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--\n 1 file changed, 289 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)"
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