From: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
To: Pablo de Lara <pablo.de.lara.guarch@intel.com>
Cc: dev@dpdk.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 0/7] Cuckoo hash - part 3 of Cuckoo hash
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 23:52:28 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20150710225226.GA5008@bricha3-MOBL3> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1436565467-13328-1-git-send-email-pablo.de.lara.guarch@intel.com>
On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 10:57:40PM +0100, Pablo de Lara wrote:
> This patchset is to replace the existing hash library with
> a more efficient and functional approach, using the Cuckoo hash
> method to deal with collisions. This method is based on using
> two different hash functions to have two possible locations
> in the hash table where an entry can be.
> So, if a bucket is full, a new entry can push one of the items
> in that bucket to its alternative location, making space for itself.
>
> Advantages
> ~~~~
> - Offers the option to store more entries when the target bucket is full
> (unlike the previous implementation)
> - Memory efficient: for storing those entries, it is not necessary to
> request new memory, as the entries will be stored in the same table
> - Constant worst lookup time: in worst case scenario, it always takes
> the same time to look up an entry, as there are only two possible locations
> where an entry can be.
> - Storing data: user can store data in the hash table, unlike the
> previous implementation, but he can still use the old API
>
> This implementation tipically offers over 90% utilization.
> Notice that API has been extended, but old API remains.
> Check documentation included to know more about this new implementation
> (including how entries are distributed as table utilization increases).
>
Only final quibble I have it that I think the data parameter stored should be void *
rather than uintptr_t, though both can be cast to each other easily enough.
Otherwise the code compiles ok now, and the unit tests pass fine.
Series Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-07-10 22:52 UTC|newest]
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2015-06-05 14:33 [PATCH 0/6] Cuckoo hash Pablo de Lara
2015-06-05 14:33 ` [PATCH 1/6] eal: add const in prefetch functions Pablo de Lara
2015-06-16 15:10 ` Bruce Richardson
2015-06-05 14:33 ` [PATCH 2/6] hash: replace existing hash library with cuckoo hash implementation Pablo de Lara
2015-06-17 15:31 ` Bruce Richardson
2015-06-18 9:50 ` Bruce Richardson
2015-06-05 14:33 ` [PATCH 3/6] hash: add new lookup_bulk_with_hash function Pablo de Lara
2015-06-05 14:33 ` [PATCH 4/6] hash: add new functions rte_hash_rehash and rte_hash_reset Pablo de Lara
2015-06-05 14:33 ` [PATCH 5/6] hash: add new functionality to store data in hash table Pablo de Lara
2015-06-05 14:33 ` [PATCH 6/6] MAINTAINERS: claim responsability for hash library Pablo de Lara
2015-06-16 13:44 ` [PATCH 0/6] Cuckoo hash Thomas Monjalon
2015-06-16 21:44 ` De Lara Guarch, Pablo
2015-06-25 22:05 ` [PATCH v2 00/11] " Pablo de Lara
2015-06-25 22:05 ` [PATCH v2 01/11] eal: add const in prefetch functions Pablo de Lara
2015-06-25 22:05 ` [PATCH v2 02/11] hash: move rte_hash structure to C file and make it internal Pablo de Lara
2015-06-25 22:05 ` [PATCH v2 03/11] test/hash: enhance hash unit tests Pablo de Lara
2015-06-25 22:05 ` [PATCH v2 04/11] test/hash: rename new hash perf unit test back to original name Pablo de Lara
2015-06-25 22:05 ` [PATCH v2 05/11] hash: replace existing hash library with cuckoo hash implementation Pablo de Lara
2015-06-25 22:05 ` [PATCH v2 06/11] hash: add new lookup_bulk_with_hash function Pablo de Lara
2015-06-25 22:05 ` [PATCH v2 07/11] hash: add new function rte_hash_reset Pablo de Lara
2015-06-25 22:05 ` [PATCH v2 08/11] hash: add new functionality to store data in hash table Pablo de Lara
2015-06-26 16:49 ` Stephen Hemminger
2015-06-28 22:23 ` De Lara Guarch, Pablo
2015-06-30 7:36 ` Stephen Hemminger
2015-07-10 10:39 ` Bruce Richardson
2015-06-25 22:05 ` [PATCH v2 09/11] MAINTAINERS: claim responsability for hash library Pablo de Lara
2015-06-25 22:05 ` [PATCH v2 10/11] doc: announce ABI change of librte_hash Pablo de Lara
2015-06-25 22:05 ` [PATCH v2 11/11] doc: update hash documentation Pablo de Lara
2015-06-28 22:25 ` [PATCH v3 00/11] Cuckoo hash Pablo de Lara
2015-06-28 22:25 ` [PATCH v3 01/11] eal: add const in prefetch functions Pablo de Lara
2015-06-28 22:25 ` [PATCH v3 02/11] hash: move rte_hash structure to C file and make it internal Pablo de Lara
2015-06-28 22:25 ` [PATCH v3 03/11] test/hash: enhance hash unit tests Pablo de Lara
2015-06-28 22:25 ` [PATCH v3 04/11] test/hash: rename new hash perf unit test back to original name Pablo de Lara
2015-06-28 22:25 ` [PATCH v3 05/11] hash: replace existing hash library with cuckoo hash implementation Pablo de Lara
2015-06-28 22:25 ` [PATCH v3 06/11] hash: add new lookup_bulk_with_hash function Pablo de Lara
2015-06-28 22:25 ` [PATCH v3 07/11] hash: add new function rte_hash_reset Pablo de Lara
2015-06-28 22:25 ` [PATCH v3 08/11] hash: add new functionality to store data in hash table Pablo de Lara
2015-06-28 22:25 ` [PATCH v3 09/11] MAINTAINERS: claim responsability for hash library Pablo de Lara
2015-06-28 22:25 ` [PATCH v3 10/11] doc: announce ABI change of librte_hash Pablo de Lara
2015-06-28 22:25 ` [PATCH v3 11/11] doc: update hash documentation Pablo de Lara
2015-07-08 23:23 ` [PATCH v3 00/11] Cuckoo hash Thomas Monjalon
2015-07-09 8:02 ` Bruce Richardson
2015-07-10 17:24 ` [PATCH v4 0/7] Cuckoo hash - part 3 of " Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 17:24 ` [PATCH v4 1/7] hash: replace existing hash library with cuckoo hash implementation Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 17:24 ` [PATCH v4 2/7] hash: add new function rte_hash_reset Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 17:24 ` [PATCH v4 3/7] hash: add new functionality to store data in hash table Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 17:24 ` [PATCH v4 4/7] hash: add iterate function Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 17:24 ` [PATCH v4 5/7] MAINTAINERS: claim responsability for hash library Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 17:24 ` [PATCH v4 6/7] doc: announce ABI change of librte_hash Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 17:24 ` [PATCH v4 7/7] doc: update hash documentation Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 20:52 ` [PATCH v4 0/7] Cuckoo hash - part 3 of Cuckoo hash Bruce Richardson
2015-07-10 21:57 ` [PATCH v5 " Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 21:57 ` [PATCH v5 1/7] hash: replace existing hash library with cuckoo hash implementation Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 21:57 ` [PATCH v5 2/7] hash: add new function rte_hash_reset Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 21:57 ` [PATCH v5 3/7] hash: add new functionality to store data in hash table Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 21:57 ` [PATCH v5 4/7] hash: add iterate function Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 21:57 ` [PATCH v5 5/7] MAINTAINERS: claim responsability for hash library Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 21:57 ` [PATCH v5 6/7] doc: announce ABI change of librte_hash Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 21:57 ` [PATCH v5 7/7] doc: update hash documentation Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 22:52 ` Bruce Richardson [this message]
2015-07-10 23:30 ` [PATCH v6 0/7] Cuckoo hash - part 3 of Cuckoo hash Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 23:30 ` [PATCH v6 1/7] hash: replace existing hash library with cuckoo hash implementation Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 23:30 ` [PATCH v6 2/7] hash: add new function rte_hash_reset Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 23:30 ` [PATCH v6 3/7] hash: add new functionality to store data in hash table Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 23:30 ` [PATCH v6 4/7] hash: add iterate function Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 23:30 ` [PATCH v6 5/7] MAINTAINERS: claim responsability for hash library Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 23:30 ` [PATCH v6 6/7] doc: announce ABI change of librte_hash Pablo de Lara
2015-07-10 23:30 ` [PATCH v6 7/7] doc: update hash documentation Pablo de Lara
2015-07-11 0:18 ` [PATCH v7 0/7] Cuckoo hash - part 3 of Cuckoo hash Pablo de Lara
2015-07-11 0:18 ` [PATCH v7 1/7] hash: replace existing hash library with cuckoo hash implementation Pablo de Lara
2015-07-12 22:29 ` Thomas Monjalon
2015-07-13 16:11 ` Bruce Richardson
2015-07-13 16:14 ` Bruce Richardson
2015-07-13 16:20 ` Thomas Monjalon
2015-07-13 16:26 ` Bruce Richardson
2015-07-16 9:39 ` Tony Lu
2015-07-16 20:42 ` De Lara Guarch, Pablo
2015-07-17 3:34 ` Tony Lu
2015-07-17 7:34 ` De Lara Guarch, Pablo
2015-07-17 7:58 ` Tony Lu
2015-07-17 9:06 ` De Lara Guarch, Pablo
2015-07-17 14:39 ` Tony Lu
2015-07-11 0:18 ` [PATCH v7 2/7] hash: add new function rte_hash_reset Pablo de Lara
2015-07-12 22:16 ` Thomas Monjalon
2015-07-11 0:18 ` [PATCH v7 3/7] hash: add new functionality to store data in hash table Pablo de Lara
2015-07-12 22:00 ` Thomas Monjalon
2015-07-11 0:18 ` [PATCH v7 4/7] hash: add iterate function Pablo de Lara
2015-07-11 0:18 ` [PATCH v7 5/7] MAINTAINERS: claim responsability for hash library Pablo de Lara
2015-07-11 0:18 ` [PATCH v7 6/7] doc: announce ABI change of librte_hash Pablo de Lara
2015-07-12 22:38 ` Thomas Monjalon
2015-07-11 0:18 ` [PATCH v7 7/7] doc: update hash documentation Pablo de Lara
2015-07-12 22:46 ` [PATCH v7 0/7] Cuckoo hash - part 3 of Cuckoo hash Thomas Monjalon
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