bond: performance enhancement 16/11316/1
authorSteven <sluong@cisco.com>
Fri, 23 Mar 2018 00:46:58 +0000 (17:46 -0700)
committerSteven <sluong@cisco.com>
Fri, 23 Mar 2018 00:46:58 +0000 (17:46 -0700)
We were only puting one packet per frame to the output node. Change to
buffer multiple packets per frame. Performance is now on top of dpdk-based
bonding.
Put a spinlock in the tx thread in case the rug is pulled under us.

Change-Id: Ifda5af086a984a7301972cd6c8e428217f676a95
Signed-off-by: Steven <sluong@cisco.com>
src/vnet/bonding/cli.c
src/vnet/bonding/device.c
src/vnet/bonding/node.h

index b2d66f9..7919b57 100644 (file)
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ bond_disable_collecting_distributing (vlib_main_t * vm, slave_if_t * sif)
   uword p;
 
   bif = bond_get_master_by_dev_instance (sif->bif_dev_instance);
+  clib_spinlock_lock_if_init (&bif->lockp);
   vec_foreach_index (i, bif->active_slaves)
   {
     p = *vec_elt_at_index (bif->active_slaves, i);
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ bond_disable_collecting_distributing (vlib_main_t * vm, slave_if_t * sif)
        break;
       }
   }
+  clib_spinlock_unlock_if_init (&bif->lockp);
 }
 
 void
@@ -47,12 +49,14 @@ bond_enable_collecting_distributing (vlib_main_t * vm, slave_if_t * sif)
   bond_if_t *bif;
 
   bif = bond_get_master_by_dev_instance (sif->bif_dev_instance);
+  clib_spinlock_lock_if_init (&bif->lockp);
   if (!hash_get (bif->active_slave_by_sw_if_index, sif->sw_if_index))
     {
       hash_set (bif->active_slave_by_sw_if_index, sif->sw_if_index,
                sif->sw_if_index);
       vec_add1 (bif->active_slaves, sif->sw_if_index);
     }
+  clib_spinlock_unlock_if_init (&bif->lockp);
 }
 
 int
@@ -171,6 +175,7 @@ bond_delete_if (vlib_main_t * vm, u32 sw_if_index)
   slave_if_t *sif;
   vnet_hw_interface_t *hw;
   u32 *sif_sw_if_index;
+  u32 thread_index;
 
   hw = vnet_get_sup_hw_interface (vnm, sw_if_index);
   if (hw == NULL || bond_dev_class.index != hw->dev_class_index)
@@ -193,6 +198,12 @@ bond_delete_if (vlib_main_t * vm, u32 sw_if_index)
 
   clib_bitmap_free (bif->port_number_bitmap);
   hash_unset (bm->bond_by_sw_if_index, bif->sw_if_index);
+  for (thread_index = 0; thread_index < vlib_get_thread_main ()->n_vlib_mains;
+       thread_index++)
+    {
+      vec_free (bif->per_thread_info[thread_index].frame);
+    }
+  vec_free (bif->per_thread_info);
   memset (bif, 0, sizeof (*bif));
   pool_put (bm->interfaces, bif);
 
@@ -265,6 +276,11 @@ bond_create_if (vlib_main_t * vm, bond_create_if_args_t * args)
   sw = vnet_get_hw_sw_interface (vnm, bif->hw_if_index);
   bif->sw_if_index = sw->sw_if_index;
   bif->group = bif->sw_if_index;
+  vec_validate_aligned (bif->per_thread_info,
+                       vlib_get_thread_main ()->n_vlib_mains - 1,
+                       CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
+  if (vlib_get_thread_main ()->n_vlib_mains > 1)
+    clib_spinlock_init (&bif->lockp);
 
   vnet_hw_interface_set_flags (vnm, bif->hw_if_index,
                               VNET_HW_INTERFACE_FLAG_LINK_UP);
index 8f9b3a9..cebfd69 100644 (file)
@@ -351,9 +351,9 @@ bond_tx_fn (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
   uword n_trace = vlib_get_trace_count (vm, node);
   u16 thread_index = vlib_get_thread_index ();
   vnet_main_t *vnm = vnet_get_main ();
-  u32 *to_next, *to_next1, *to_next2, *to_next3;
+  u32 *to_next;
   u32 sif_if_index, sif_if_index1, sif_if_index2, sif_if_index3;
-  vlib_frame_t *f, *f1, *f2, *f3;
+  vlib_frame_t *f;
 
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (bif->admin_up == 0))
     {
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ bond_tx_fn (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
       return frame->n_vectors;
     }
 
+  clib_spinlock_lock_if_init (&bif->lockp);
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (vec_len (bif->active_slaves) == 0))
     {
       bi0 = from[0];
@@ -383,206 +384,245 @@ bond_tx_fn (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
                                     frame->n_vectors);
       vlib_error_count (vm, node->node_index, BOND_TX_ERROR_NO_SLAVE,
                        frame->n_vectors);
+      clib_spinlock_unlock_if_init (&bif->lockp);
       return frame->n_vectors;
     }
 
+  vec_validate_aligned (bif->per_thread_info[thread_index].frame,
+                       vec_len (bif->active_slaves), CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
+
   /* Number of buffers / pkts */
   n_left_from = frame->n_vectors;
 
-  while (n_left_from >= 8)
+  while (n_left_from > 0)
     {
-      // Prefetch next iteration
-      {
-       vlib_buffer_t *p4, *p5, *p6, *p7;
-
-       p4 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, from[4]);
-       p5 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, from[5]);
-       p6 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, from[6]);
-       p7 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, from[7]);
-
-       vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p4, STORE);
-       vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p5, STORE);
-       vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p6, STORE);
-       vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p7, STORE);
-
-       CLIB_PREFETCH (p4->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
-       CLIB_PREFETCH (p5->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
-       CLIB_PREFETCH (p6->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
-       CLIB_PREFETCH (p7->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
-      }
+      while (n_left_from >= 4)
+       {
+         // Prefetch next iteration
+         if (n_left_from >= 8)
+           {
+             vlib_buffer_t *p4, *p5, *p6, *p7;
+
+             p4 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, from[4]);
+             p5 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, from[5]);
+             p6 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, from[6]);
+             p7 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, from[7]);
+
+             vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p4, STORE);
+             vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p5, STORE);
+             vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p6, STORE);
+             vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p7, STORE);
+
+             CLIB_PREFETCH (p4->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
+             CLIB_PREFETCH (p5->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
+             CLIB_PREFETCH (p6->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
+             CLIB_PREFETCH (p7->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
+           }
 
-      bi0 = from[0];
-      bi1 = from[1];
-      bi2 = from[2];
-      bi3 = from[3];
+         bi0 = from[0];
+         bi1 = from[1];
+         bi2 = from[2];
+         bi3 = from[3];
+
+         b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
+         b1 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi1);
+         b2 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi2);
+         b3 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi3);
+
+         VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY_INIT (b0);
+         VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY_INIT (b1);
+         VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY_INIT (b2);
+         VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY_INIT (b3);
+
+         sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+         sw_if_index1 = vnet_buffer (b1)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+         sw_if_index2 = vnet_buffer (b2)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+         sw_if_index3 = vnet_buffer (b3)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+
+         port =
+           (bond_load_balance_table[bif->lb]).load_balance (vm, node, bif,
+                                                            b0);
+         port1 =
+           (bond_load_balance_table[bif->lb]).load_balance (vm, node, bif,
+                                                            b1);
+         port2 =
+           (bond_load_balance_table[bif->lb]).load_balance (vm, node, bif,
+                                                            b2);
+         port3 =
+           (bond_load_balance_table[bif->lb]).load_balance (vm, node, bif,
+                                                            b3);
+
+         sif_if_index = *vec_elt_at_index (bif->active_slaves, port);
+         sif_if_index1 = *vec_elt_at_index (bif->active_slaves, port1);
+         sif_if_index2 = *vec_elt_at_index (bif->active_slaves, port2);
+         sif_if_index3 = *vec_elt_at_index (bif->active_slaves, port3);
+
+         vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = sif_if_index;
+         vnet_buffer (b1)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = sif_if_index1;
+         vnet_buffer (b2)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = sif_if_index2;
+         vnet_buffer (b3)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = sif_if_index3;
+
+         if (bif->per_thread_info[thread_index].frame[port] == 0)
+           bif->per_thread_info[thread_index].frame[port] =
+             vnet_get_frame_to_sw_interface (vnm, sif_if_index);
+
+         if (bif->per_thread_info[thread_index].frame[port1] == 0)
+           bif->per_thread_info[thread_index].frame[port1] =
+             vnet_get_frame_to_sw_interface (vnm, sif_if_index1);
+
+         if (bif->per_thread_info[thread_index].frame[port2] == 0)
+           bif->per_thread_info[thread_index].frame[port2] =
+             vnet_get_frame_to_sw_interface (vnm, sif_if_index2);
+
+         if (bif->per_thread_info[thread_index].frame[port3] == 0)
+           bif->per_thread_info[thread_index].frame[port3] =
+             vnet_get_frame_to_sw_interface (vnm, sif_if_index3);
+
+         f = bif->per_thread_info[thread_index].frame[port];
+         to_next = vlib_frame_vector_args (f);
+         to_next += f->n_vectors;
+         to_next[0] = vlib_get_buffer_index (vm, b0);
+         f->n_vectors++;
 
-      b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
-      b1 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi1);
-      b2 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi2);
-      b3 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi3);
-
-      VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY_INIT (b0);
-      VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY_INIT (b1);
-      VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY_INIT (b2);
-      VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY_INIT (b3);
-
-      sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
-      sw_if_index1 = vnet_buffer (b1)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
-      sw_if_index2 = vnet_buffer (b2)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
-      sw_if_index3 = vnet_buffer (b3)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
-
-      port =
-       (bond_load_balance_table[bif->lb]).load_balance (vm, node, bif, b0);
-      port1 =
-       (bond_load_balance_table[bif->lb]).load_balance (vm, node, bif, b1);
-      port2 =
-       (bond_load_balance_table[bif->lb]).load_balance (vm, node, bif, b2);
-      port3 =
-       (bond_load_balance_table[bif->lb]).load_balance (vm, node, bif, b3);
-
-      sif_if_index = *vec_elt_at_index (bif->active_slaves, port);
-      sif_if_index1 = *vec_elt_at_index (bif->active_slaves, port1);
-      sif_if_index2 = *vec_elt_at_index (bif->active_slaves, port2);
-      sif_if_index3 = *vec_elt_at_index (bif->active_slaves, port3);
-
-      vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = sif_if_index;
-      vnet_buffer (b1)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = sif_if_index1;
-      vnet_buffer (b2)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = sif_if_index2;
-      vnet_buffer (b3)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = sif_if_index3;
-
-      f = vnet_get_frame_to_sw_interface (vnm, sif_if_index);
-      f1 = vnet_get_frame_to_sw_interface (vnm, sif_if_index1);
-      f2 = vnet_get_frame_to_sw_interface (vnm, sif_if_index2);
-      f3 = vnet_get_frame_to_sw_interface (vnm, sif_if_index3);
+         f = bif->per_thread_info[thread_index].frame[port1];
+         to_next = vlib_frame_vector_args (f);
+         to_next += f->n_vectors;
+         to_next[0] = vlib_get_buffer_index (vm, b1);
+         f->n_vectors++;
 
-      to_next = vlib_frame_vector_args (f);
-      to_next1 = vlib_frame_vector_args (f1);
-      to_next2 = vlib_frame_vector_args (f2);
-      to_next3 = vlib_frame_vector_args (f3);
+         f = bif->per_thread_info[thread_index].frame[port2];
+         to_next = vlib_frame_vector_args (f);
+         to_next += f->n_vectors;
+         to_next[0] = vlib_get_buffer_index (vm, b2);
+         f->n_vectors++;
 
-      to_next += f->n_vectors;
-      to_next1 += f1->n_vectors;
-      to_next2 += f2->n_vectors;
-      to_next3 += f3->n_vectors;
-
-      to_next[0] = vlib_get_buffer_index (vm, b0);
-      to_next1[0] = vlib_get_buffer_index (vm, b1);
-      to_next2[0] = vlib_get_buffer_index (vm, b2);
-      to_next3[0] = vlib_get_buffer_index (vm, b3);
-
-      f->n_vectors++;
-      f1->n_vectors++;
-      f2->n_vectors++;
-      f3->n_vectors++;
-
-      vnet_put_frame_to_sw_interface (vnm, sif_if_index, f);
-      vnet_put_frame_to_sw_interface (vnm, sif_if_index1, f1);
-      vnet_put_frame_to_sw_interface (vnm, sif_if_index2, f2);
-      vnet_put_frame_to_sw_interface (vnm, sif_if_index3, f3);
-
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (n_trace > 0))
-       {
-         vlib_trace_buffer (vm, node, next0, b0, 0 /* follow_chain */ );
-         vlib_set_trace_count (vm, node, --n_trace);
-         t0 = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t0));
-         eth = (ethernet_header_t *) vlib_buffer_get_current (b0);
-         t0->ethernet = *eth;
-         t0->sw_if_index = sw_if_index;
-         t0->bond_sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
-
-         if (PREDICT_TRUE (n_trace > 0))
+         f = bif->per_thread_info[thread_index].frame[port3];
+         to_next = vlib_frame_vector_args (f);
+         to_next += f->n_vectors;
+         to_next[0] = vlib_get_buffer_index (vm, b3);
+         f->n_vectors++;
+
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (n_trace > 0))
            {
-             vlib_trace_buffer (vm, node, next1, b1, 0 /* follow_chain */ );
+             vlib_trace_buffer (vm, node, next0, b0, 0 /* follow_chain */ );
              vlib_set_trace_count (vm, node, --n_trace);
-             t0 = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b1, sizeof (*t0));
-             eth = (ethernet_header_t *) vlib_buffer_get_current (b1);
+             t0 = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t0));
+             eth = (ethernet_header_t *) vlib_buffer_get_current (b0);
              t0->ethernet = *eth;
-             t0->sw_if_index = sw_if_index1;
-             t0->bond_sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (b1)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+             t0->sw_if_index = sw_if_index;
+             t0->bond_sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
 
              if (PREDICT_TRUE (n_trace > 0))
                {
-                 vlib_trace_buffer (vm, node, next2, b2,
+                 vlib_trace_buffer (vm, node, next1, b1,
                                     0 /* follow_chain */ );
                  vlib_set_trace_count (vm, node, --n_trace);
-                 t0 = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b2, sizeof (*t0));
-                 eth = (ethernet_header_t *) vlib_buffer_get_current (b2);
+                 t0 = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b1, sizeof (*t0));
+                 eth = (ethernet_header_t *) vlib_buffer_get_current (b1);
                  t0->ethernet = *eth;
-                 t0->sw_if_index = sw_if_index2;
+                 t0->sw_if_index = sw_if_index1;
                  t0->bond_sw_if_index =
-                   vnet_buffer (b2)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+                   vnet_buffer (b1)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
 
                  if (PREDICT_TRUE (n_trace > 0))
                    {
-                     vlib_trace_buffer (vm, node, next3, b3,
+                     vlib_trace_buffer (vm, node, next2, b2,
                                         0 /* follow_chain */ );
                      vlib_set_trace_count (vm, node, --n_trace);
-                     t0 = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b3, sizeof (*t0));
+                     t0 = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b2, sizeof (*t0));
                      eth =
-                       (ethernet_header_t *) vlib_buffer_get_current (b3);
+                       (ethernet_header_t *) vlib_buffer_get_current (b2);
                      t0->ethernet = *eth;
-                     t0->sw_if_index = sw_if_index3;
+                     t0->sw_if_index = sw_if_index2;
                      t0->bond_sw_if_index =
-                       vnet_buffer (b3)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+                       vnet_buffer (b2)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+
+                     if (PREDICT_TRUE (n_trace > 0))
+                       {
+                         vlib_trace_buffer (vm, node, next3, b3,
+                                            0 /* follow_chain */ );
+                         vlib_set_trace_count (vm, node, --n_trace);
+                         t0 = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b3, sizeof (*t0));
+                         eth =
+                           (ethernet_header_t *)
+                           vlib_buffer_get_current (b3);
+                         t0->ethernet = *eth;
+                         t0->sw_if_index = sw_if_index3;
+                         t0->bond_sw_if_index =
+                           vnet_buffer (b3)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+                       }
                    }
                }
            }
+         from += 4;
+         n_left_from -= 4;
        }
 
-      from += 4;
-      n_left_from -= 4;
-    }
-
-  while (n_left_from > 0)
-    {
-      // Prefetch next iteration
-      if (n_left_from > 1)
+      while (n_left_from > 0)
        {
-         vlib_buffer_t *p2;
-
-         p2 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, from[1]);
-         vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p2, STORE);
-         CLIB_PREFETCH (p2->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
-       }
-
-      bi0 = from[0];
-      b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
-
-      VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY_INIT (b0);
+         // Prefetch next iteration
+         if (n_left_from > 1)
+           {
+             vlib_buffer_t *p2;
 
-      sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+             p2 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, from[1]);
+             vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p2, STORE);
+             CLIB_PREFETCH (p2->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
+           }
 
-      port =
-       (bond_load_balance_table[bif->lb]).load_balance (vm, node, bif, b0);
-      sif_if_index = *vec_elt_at_index (bif->active_slaves, port);
-      vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = sif_if_index;
-      f = vnet_get_frame_to_sw_interface (vnm, sif_if_index);
-      to_next = vlib_frame_vector_args (f);
-      to_next += f->n_vectors;
+         bi0 = from[0];
+         b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
+
+         VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY_INIT (b0);
+
+         sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+
+         port =
+           (bond_load_balance_table[bif->lb]).load_balance (vm, node, bif,
+                                                            b0);
+         sif_if_index = *vec_elt_at_index (bif->active_slaves, port);
+         vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = sif_if_index;
+         if (bif->per_thread_info[thread_index].frame[port] == 0)
+           bif->per_thread_info[thread_index].frame[port] =
+             vnet_get_frame_to_sw_interface (vnm, sif_if_index);
+         f = bif->per_thread_info[thread_index].frame[port];
+         to_next = vlib_frame_vector_args (f);
+         to_next += f->n_vectors;
+         to_next[0] = vlib_get_buffer_index (vm, b0);
+         f->n_vectors++;
 
-      to_next[0] = vlib_get_buffer_index (vm, b0);
-      f->n_vectors++;
-      vnet_put_frame_to_sw_interface (vnm, sif_if_index, f);
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (n_trace > 0))
+           {
+             vlib_trace_buffer (vm, node, next0, b0, 0 /* follow_chain */ );
+             vlib_set_trace_count (vm, node, --n_trace);
+             t0 = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t0));
+             eth = (ethernet_header_t *) vlib_buffer_get_current (b0);
+             t0->ethernet = *eth;
+             t0->sw_if_index = sw_if_index;
+             t0->bond_sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+           }
 
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (n_trace > 0))
-       {
-         vlib_trace_buffer (vm, node, next0, b0, 0 /* follow_chain */ );
-         vlib_set_trace_count (vm, node, --n_trace);
-         t0 = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t0));
-         eth = (ethernet_header_t *) vlib_buffer_get_current (b0);
-         t0->ethernet = *eth;
-         t0->sw_if_index = sw_if_index;
-         t0->bond_sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+         from += 1;
+         n_left_from -= 1;
        }
+    }
+
+  for (port = 0; port < vec_len (bif->active_slaves); port++)
+    {
+      f = bif->per_thread_info[thread_index].frame[port];
+      if (f == 0)
+       continue;
 
-      from += 1;
-      n_left_from -= 1;
+      sw_if_index = *vec_elt_at_index (bif->active_slaves, port);
+      vnet_put_frame_to_sw_interface (vnm, sw_if_index, f);
+      bif->per_thread_info[thread_index].frame[port] = 0;
     }
 
   vlib_increment_simple_counter (vnet_main.interface_main.sw_if_counters
                                 + VNET_INTERFACE_COUNTER_TX, thread_index,
                                 bif->sw_if_index, frame->n_vectors);
 
+  clib_spinlock_unlock_if_init (&bif->lockp);
   return frame->n_vectors;
 }
 
index 74f3b1a..ae811a1 100644 (file)
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ typedef CLIB_PACKED (struct
                     u8 state;
                     }) lacp_port_info_t;
 
+typedef struct
+{
+  vlib_frame_t **frame;
+
+} bond_if_per_thread_t;
+
 typedef struct
 {
   u8 admin_up;
@@ -159,6 +165,9 @@ typedef struct
   uword *port_number_bitmap;
   u8 use_custom_mac;
   u8 hw_address[6];
+
+  clib_spinlock_t lockp;
+  bond_if_per_thread_t *per_thread_info;
 } bond_if_t;
 
 typedef struct