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Add in_flight_bitmask so as to use full 32 bits of tag

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v2 cover Add in_flight_bitmask so as to use full 32 bits of tag

The patch series extends the tags used by librte_distributor from 31 bits to 32 bits. Besides, it fixes the integer overflow in the algorithm of finding matched tags.

The newly introduced union field rte_mbuf.hash.usr stands as the flow identifier. User application is advocated to set this field for each mbuf before calling the distributor process rte_distributor_process.

Qinglai Xiao (2):
Add new union field usr in mbuf->hash.
Add in_flight_bitmask so as to use full 32 bits of tag.

 app/test/test_distributor.c              |   18 ++++++------
 app/test/test_distributor_perf.c         |    4 +-
 lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.c |   45 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.h |    4 ++
 lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h               |    1 +
 5 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

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#2 lore raw

PATCH v2 1/2 Add new union field usr in mbuf->hash.

This field is added for librte_distributor. User of librte_distributor is advocated to set value of mbuf->hash.usr before calling rte_distributor_process. The value of usr is the tag which stands as identifier of flow.

---
 app/test/test_distributor.c              |   18 +++++++++---------
 app/test/test_distributor_perf.c         |    4 ++--
 lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.c |    2 +-
 lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h               |    1 +
 4 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
app/test/test_distributor.c +9 -9
index ce06436..9e8c06d 100644
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ sanity_test(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 	/* now set all hash values in all buffers to zero, so all pkts go to the
 	 * one worker thread */
 	for (i = 0; i < BURST; i++)
-		bufs[i]->hash.rss = 0;
+		bufs[i]->hash.usr = 0;
 
 	rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
 	rte_distributor_flush(d);
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ sanity_test(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 	if (rte_lcore_count() >= 3) {
 		clear_packet_count();
 		for (i = 0; i < BURST; i++)
-			bufs[i]->hash.rss = (i & 1) << 8;
+			bufs[i]->hash.usr = (i & 1) << 8;
 
 		rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
 		rte_distributor_flush(d);
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ sanity_test(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 	 * so load gets distributed */
 	clear_packet_count();
 	for (i = 0; i < BURST; i++)
-		bufs[i]->hash.rss = i;
+		bufs[i]->hash.usr = i;
 
 	rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
 	rte_distributor_flush(d);
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ sanity_test(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < BIG_BATCH; i++)
-		many_bufs[i]->hash.rss = i << 2;
+		many_bufs[i]->hash.usr = i << 2;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < BIG_BATCH/BURST; i++) {
 		rte_distributor_process(d, &many_bufs[i*BURST], BURST);
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ sanity_test_with_mbuf_alloc(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 		while (rte_mempool_get_bulk(p, (void *)bufs, BURST) < 0)
 			rte_distributor_process(d, NULL, 0);
 		for (j = 0; j < BURST; j++) {
-			bufs[j]->hash.rss = (i+j) << 1;
+			bufs[j]->hash.usr = (i+j) << 1;
 			rte_mbuf_refcnt_set(bufs[j], 1);
 		}
 
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ sanity_test_with_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor *d,
 	/* now set all hash values in all buffers to zero, so all pkts go to the
 	 * one worker thread */
 	for (i = 0; i < BURST; i++)
-		bufs[i]->hash.rss = 0;
+		bufs[i]->hash.usr = 0;
 
 	rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
 	/* at this point, we will have processed some packets and have a full
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ sanity_test_with_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor *d,
 		return -1;
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < BURST; i++)
-		bufs[i]->hash.rss = 0;
+		bufs[i]->hash.usr = 0;
 
 	/* get worker zero to quit */
 	zero_quit = 1;
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ test_flush_with_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor *d,
 	/* now set all hash values in all buffers to zero, so all pkts go to the
 	 * one worker thread */
 	for (i = 0; i < BURST; i++)
-		bufs[i]->hash.rss = 0;
+		bufs[i]->hash.usr = 0;
 
 	rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
 	/* at this point, we will have processed some packets and have a full
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ quit_workers(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 	zero_quit = 0;
 	quit = 1;
 	for (i = 0; i < num_workers; i++)
-		bufs[i]->hash.rss = i << 1;
+		bufs[i]->hash.usr = i << 1;
 	rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, num_workers);
 
 	rte_mempool_put_bulk(p, (void *)bufs, num_workers);
app/test/test_distributor_perf.c +2 -2
index b04864c..48ee344 100644
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ perf_test(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 	}
 	/* ensure we have different hash value for each pkt */
 	for (i = 0; i < BURST; i++)
-		bufs[i]->hash.rss = i;
+		bufs[i]->hash.usr = i;
 
 	start = rte_rdtsc();
 	for (i = 0; i < (1<<ITER_POWER); i++)
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ quit_workers(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 
 	quit = 1;
 	for (i = 0; i < num_workers; i++)
-		bufs[i]->hash.rss = i << 1;
+		bufs[i]->hash.usr = i << 1;
 	rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, num_workers);
 
 	rte_mempool_put_bulk(p, (void *)bufs, num_workers);
lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.c +1 -1
index 656ee5c..3dfec4a 100644
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ rte_distributor_process(struct rte_distributor *d,
 			 * use the zero-value to indicate that no packet is
 			 * being processed by a worker.
 			 */
-			new_tag = (next_mb->hash.rss | 1);
+			new_tag = (next_mb->hash.usr | 1);
 
 			uint32_t match = 0;
 			unsigned i;
lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h +1 -0
index e8f9bfc..f5f8658 100644
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ struct rte_mbuf {
 			uint16_t id;
 		} fdir;           /**< Filter identifier if FDIR enabled */
 		uint32_t sched;   /**< Hierarchical scheduler */
+		uint32_t usr;	  /**< User defined tags. See @rte_distributor_process */
 	} hash;                   /**< hash information */
 
 	/* second cache line - fields only used in slow path or on TX */
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Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] Add new union field usr in mbuf->hash.

Quoted 6 lines · Qinglai Xiao

This field is added for librte_distributor. User of librte_distributor is advocated to set value of mbuf->hash.usr before calling rte_distributor_process. The value of usr is the tag which stands as identifier of flow.

Quoted 142 lines
---
 app/test/test_distributor.c              |   18 +++++++++---------
 app/test/test_distributor_perf.c         |    4 ++--
 lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.c |    2 +-
 lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h               |    1 +
 4 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
app/test/test_distributor.c +9 -9
index ce06436..9e8c06d 100644
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ sanity_test(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 	/* now set all hash values in all buffers to zero, so all pkts go to the
 	 * one worker thread */
 	for (i = 0; i < BURST; i++)
-		bufs[i]->hash.rss = 0;
+		bufs[i]->hash.usr = 0;
 
 	rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
 	rte_distributor_flush(d);
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ sanity_test(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 	if (rte_lcore_count() >= 3) {
 		clear_packet_count();
 		for (i = 0; i < BURST; i++)
-			bufs[i]->hash.rss = (i & 1) << 8;
+			bufs[i]->hash.usr = (i & 1) << 8;
 
 		rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
 		rte_distributor_flush(d);
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ sanity_test(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 	 * so load gets distributed */
 	clear_packet_count();
 	for (i = 0; i < BURST; i++)
-		bufs[i]->hash.rss = i;
+		bufs[i]->hash.usr = i;
 
 	rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
 	rte_distributor_flush(d);
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ sanity_test(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < BIG_BATCH; i++)
-		many_bufs[i]->hash.rss = i << 2;
+		many_bufs[i]->hash.usr = i << 2;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < BIG_BATCH/BURST; i++) {
 		rte_distributor_process(d, &many_bufs[i*BURST], BURST);
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ sanity_test_with_mbuf_alloc(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 		while (rte_mempool_get_bulk(p, (void *)bufs, BURST) < 0)
 			rte_distributor_process(d, NULL, 0);
 		for (j = 0; j < BURST; j++) {
-			bufs[j]->hash.rss = (i+j) << 1;
+			bufs[j]->hash.usr = (i+j) << 1;
 			rte_mbuf_refcnt_set(bufs[j], 1);
 		}
 
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ sanity_test_with_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor *d,
 	/* now set all hash values in all buffers to zero, so all pkts go to the
 	 * one worker thread */
 	for (i = 0; i < BURST; i++)
-		bufs[i]->hash.rss = 0;
+		bufs[i]->hash.usr = 0;
 
 	rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
 	/* at this point, we will have processed some packets and have a full
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ sanity_test_with_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor *d,
 		return -1;
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < BURST; i++)
-		bufs[i]->hash.rss = 0;
+		bufs[i]->hash.usr = 0;
 
 	/* get worker zero to quit */
 	zero_quit = 1;
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ test_flush_with_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor *d,
 	/* now set all hash values in all buffers to zero, so all pkts go to the
 	 * one worker thread */
 	for (i = 0; i < BURST; i++)
-		bufs[i]->hash.rss = 0;
+		bufs[i]->hash.usr = 0;
 
 	rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
 	/* at this point, we will have processed some packets and have a full
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ quit_workers(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 	zero_quit = 0;
 	quit = 1;
 	for (i = 0; i < num_workers; i++)
-		bufs[i]->hash.rss = i << 1;
+		bufs[i]->hash.usr = i << 1;
 	rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, num_workers);
 
 	rte_mempool_put_bulk(p, (void *)bufs, num_workers);
app/test/test_distributor_perf.c +2 -2
index b04864c..48ee344 100644
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ perf_test(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 	}
 	/* ensure we have different hash value for each pkt */
 	for (i = 0; i < BURST; i++)
-		bufs[i]->hash.rss = i;
+		bufs[i]->hash.usr = i;
 
 	start = rte_rdtsc();
 	for (i = 0; i < (1<<ITER_POWER); i++)
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ quit_workers(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 
 	quit = 1;
 	for (i = 0; i < num_workers; i++)
-		bufs[i]->hash.rss = i << 1;
+		bufs[i]->hash.usr = i << 1;
 	rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, num_workers);
 
 	rte_mempool_put_bulk(p, (void *)bufs, num_workers);
lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.c +1 -1
index 656ee5c..3dfec4a 100644
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ rte_distributor_process(struct rte_distributor *d,
 			 * use the zero-value to indicate that no packet is
 			 * being processed by a worker.
 			 */
-			new_tag = (next_mb->hash.rss | 1);
+			new_tag = (next_mb->hash.usr | 1);
 
 			uint32_t match = 0;
 			unsigned i;
lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h +1 -0
index e8f9bfc..f5f8658 100644
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ struct rte_mbuf {
 			uint16_t id;
 		} fdir;           /**< Filter identifier if FDIR enabled */
 		uint32_t sched;   /**< Hierarchical scheduler */
+		uint32_t usr;	  /**< User defined tags. See @rte_distributor_process */
 	} hash;                   /**< hash information */
 
 	/* second cache line - fields only used in slow path or on TX */
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Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] Add new union field usr in mbuf->hash.

Quoted 7 lines
Quoted 6 lines

This field is added for librte_distributor. User of librte_distributor is advocated to set value of mbuf->hash.usr before calling rte_distributor_process. The value of usr is the tag which stands as identifier of flow.

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PATCH v2 2/2 Add in_flight_bitmask so as to use full 32 bits of tag.

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With introduction of in_flight_bitmask, the whole 32 bits of tag can be used. Further more, this patch fixed the integer overflow when finding the matched tags.
Note that currently librte_distributor supports up to 64 worker threads. If more workers are needed, the size of in_flight_bitmask and the algorithm of finding matched tag must be revised.

---
 lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.c |   45 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.h |    4 ++
 2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.c +33 -12
index 3dfec4a..3dfccae 100644
@@ -92,7 +92,13 @@ struct rte_distributor {
 	unsigned num_workers;                 /**< Number of workers polling */
 
 	uint32_t in_flight_tags[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
-		/**< Tracks the tag being processed per core, 0 == no pkt */
+		/**< Tracks the tag being processed per core */
+	uint64_t in_flight_bitmask;
+		/**< on/off bits for in-flight tags.
+		 * Note that if RTE_MAX_LCORE is larger than 64 then
+		 * the bitmask has to expand.
+		 */
+
 	struct rte_distributor_backlog backlog[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
 
 	union rte_distributor_buffer bufs[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
@@ -189,6 +195,7 @@ static inline void
 handle_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor *d, unsigned wkr)
 {
 	d->in_flight_tags[wkr] = 0;
+	d->in_flight_bitmask &= ~(1UL << wkr);
 	d->bufs[wkr].bufptr64 = 0;
 	if (unlikely(d->backlog[wkr].count != 0)) {
 		/* On return of a packet, we need to move the
@@ -211,7 +218,10 @@ handle_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor *d, unsigned wkr)
 			pkts[i] = (void *)((uintptr_t)(bl->pkts[idx] >>
 					RTE_DISTRIB_FLAG_BITS));
 		}
-		/* recursive call */
+		/* recursive call.
+		 * Note that the tags were set before first level call
+		 * to rte_distributor_process.
+		 */
 		rte_distributor_process(d, pkts, i);
 		bl->count = bl->start = 0;
 	}
@@ -242,6 +252,7 @@ process_returns(struct rte_distributor *d)
 			else {
 				d->bufs[wkr].bufptr64 = RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF;
 				d->in_flight_tags[wkr] = 0;
+				d->in_flight_bitmask &= ~(1UL << wkr);
 			}
 			oldbuf = data >> RTE_DISTRIB_FLAG_BITS;
 		} else if (data & RTE_DISTRIB_RETURN_BUF) {
@@ -284,14 +295,18 @@ rte_distributor_process(struct rte_distributor *d,
 			next_value = (((int64_t)(uintptr_t)next_mb)
 					<< RTE_DISTRIB_FLAG_BITS);
 			/*
-			 * Set the low bit on the tag, so we can guarantee that
-			 * we never store a tag value of zero. That means we can
-			 * use the zero-value to indicate that no packet is
-			 * being processed by a worker.
+			 * User is advocated to set tag vaue for each
+			 * mbuf before calling rte_distributor_process.
+			 * User defined tags are used to identify flows,
+			 * or sessions.
 			 */
-			new_tag = (next_mb->hash.usr | 1);
+			new_tag = next_mb->hash.usr;
 
-			uint32_t match = 0;
+			/*
+			 * Note that if RTE_MAX_LCORE is larger than 64 then
+			 * the size of match has to be expanded.
+			 */
+			uint64_t match = 0;
 			unsigned i;
 			/*
 			 * to scan for a match use "xor" and "not" to get a 0/1
@@ -303,9 +318,12 @@ rte_distributor_process(struct rte_distributor *d,
 				match |= (!(d->in_flight_tags[i] ^ new_tag)
 					<< i);
 
+			/* Only turned-on bits are considered as match */
+			match &= d->in_flight_bitmask;
+
 			if (match) {
 				next_mb = NULL;
-				unsigned worker = __builtin_ctz(match);
+				unsigned worker = __builtin_ctzl(match);
 				if (add_to_backlog(&d->backlog[worker],
 						next_value) < 0)
 					next_idx--;
@@ -322,6 +340,7 @@ rte_distributor_process(struct rte_distributor *d,
 			else {
 				d->bufs[wkr].bufptr64 = next_value;
 				d->in_flight_tags[wkr] = new_tag;
+				d->in_flight_bitmask |= (1UL << wkr);
 				next_mb = NULL;
 			}
 			oldbuf = data >> RTE_DISTRIB_FLAG_BITS;
@@ -379,11 +398,13 @@ rte_distributor_returned_pkts(struct rte_distributor *d,
 static inline unsigned
 total_outstanding(const struct rte_distributor *d)
 {
-	unsigned wkr, total_outstanding = 0;
+	unsigned wkr, total_outstanding;
+
+	total_outstanding = __builtin_popcountl(d->in_flight_bitmask);
 
 	for (wkr = 0; wkr < d->num_workers; wkr++)
-		total_outstanding += d->backlog[wkr].count +
-				!!(d->in_flight_tags[wkr]);
+		total_outstanding += d->backlog[wkr].count;
+
 	return total_outstanding;
 }
 
lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.h +4 -0
index ec0d74a..cc1d559 100644
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ rte_distributor_create(const char *name, unsigned socket_id,
  * packets. The distributor will ensure that no two packets that have the
  * same flow id, or tag, in the mbuf will be procesed at the same time.
  *
+ * The user is advocated to set tag for each mbuf before calling this function.
+ * If user doesn't set the tag, the tag value can be various values depending on
+ * driver implementation and configuration.
+ *
  * This is not multi-thread safe and should only be called on a single lcore.
  *
  * @param d
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#8 lore raw

Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] Add in_flight_bitmask so as to use full 32 bits of tag.

Quoted 18 lines · Qinglai Xiao

With introduction of in_flight_bitmask, the whole 32 bits of tag can be used. Further more, this patch fixed the integer overflow when finding the matched tags.
Note that currently librte_distributor supports up to 64 worker threads. If more workers are needed, the size of in_flight_bitmask and the algorithm of finding matched tag must be revised.

---
 lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.c |   45 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.h |    4 ++
 2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.c +0 -0
index 3dfec4a..3dfccae 100644

lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.c struct rte_distributor { · line 100

Quoted 10 lines
lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.c +6 -1
@@ -92,7 +92,13 @@ struct rte_distributor {
 	unsigned num_workers;                 /**< Number of workers polling */
 
 	uint32_t in_flight_tags[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
-		/**< Tracks the tag being processed per core, 0 == no pkt */
+		/**< Tracks the tag being processed per core */
+	uint64_t in_flight_bitmask;
+		/**< on/off bits for in-flight tags.
+		 * Note that if RTE_MAX_LCORE is larger than 64 then
+		 * the bitmask has to expand.
+		 */

I would suggest for this that we break the link with RTE_MAX_LCORE. Instead, we can just enforce a hard limit on the distributor that it can only work with 64 worker cores. That should avoid any complications.

I would suggest we do a further check in the create function something like the below:

if (num_workers >= sizeof(d->in_flight_bitmask) * CHAR_BIT) {
	rte_errno = .....
}
Quoted 114 lines
lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.c +27 -11
+
 	struct rte_distributor_backlog backlog[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
 
 	union rte_distributor_buffer bufs[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
@@ -189,6 +195,7 @@ static inline void
 handle_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor *d, unsigned wkr)
 {
 	d->in_flight_tags[wkr] = 0;
+	d->in_flight_bitmask &= ~(1UL << wkr);
 	d->bufs[wkr].bufptr64 = 0;
 	if (unlikely(d->backlog[wkr].count != 0)) {
 		/* On return of a packet, we need to move the
@@ -211,7 +218,10 @@ handle_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor *d, unsigned wkr)
 			pkts[i] = (void *)((uintptr_t)(bl->pkts[idx] >>
 					RTE_DISTRIB_FLAG_BITS));
 		}
-		/* recursive call */
+		/* recursive call.
+		 * Note that the tags were set before first level call
+		 * to rte_distributor_process.
+		 */
 		rte_distributor_process(d, pkts, i);
 		bl->count = bl->start = 0;
 	}
@@ -242,6 +252,7 @@ process_returns(struct rte_distributor *d)
 			else {
 				d->bufs[wkr].bufptr64 = RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF;
 				d->in_flight_tags[wkr] = 0;
+				d->in_flight_bitmask &= ~(1UL << wkr);
 			}
 			oldbuf = data >> RTE_DISTRIB_FLAG_BITS;
 		} else if (data & RTE_DISTRIB_RETURN_BUF) {
@@ -284,14 +295,18 @@ rte_distributor_process(struct rte_distributor *d,
 			next_value = (((int64_t)(uintptr_t)next_mb)
 					<< RTE_DISTRIB_FLAG_BITS);
 			/*
-			 * Set the low bit on the tag, so we can guarantee that
-			 * we never store a tag value of zero. That means we can
-			 * use the zero-value to indicate that no packet is
-			 * being processed by a worker.
+			 * User is advocated to set tag vaue for each
+			 * mbuf before calling rte_distributor_process.
+			 * User defined tags are used to identify flows,
+			 * or sessions.
 			 */
-			new_tag = (next_mb->hash.usr | 1);
+			new_tag = next_mb->hash.usr;
 
-			uint32_t match = 0;
+			/*
+			 * Note that if RTE_MAX_LCORE is larger than 64 then
+			 * the size of match has to be expanded.
+			 */
+			uint64_t match = 0;
 			unsigned i;
 			/*
 			 * to scan for a match use "xor" and "not" to get a 0/1
@@ -303,9 +318,12 @@ rte_distributor_process(struct rte_distributor *d,
 				match |= (!(d->in_flight_tags[i] ^ new_tag)
 					<< i);
 
+			/* Only turned-on bits are considered as match */
+			match &= d->in_flight_bitmask;
+
 			if (match) {
 				next_mb = NULL;
-				unsigned worker = __builtin_ctz(match);
+				unsigned worker = __builtin_ctzl(match);
 				if (add_to_backlog(&d->backlog[worker],
 						next_value) < 0)
 					next_idx--;
@@ -322,6 +340,7 @@ rte_distributor_process(struct rte_distributor *d,
 			else {
 				d->bufs[wkr].bufptr64 = next_value;
 				d->in_flight_tags[wkr] = new_tag;
+				d->in_flight_bitmask |= (1UL << wkr);
 				next_mb = NULL;
 			}
 			oldbuf = data >> RTE_DISTRIB_FLAG_BITS;
@@ -379,11 +398,13 @@ rte_distributor_returned_pkts(struct rte_distributor *d,
 static inline unsigned
 total_outstanding(const struct rte_distributor *d)
 {
-	unsigned wkr, total_outstanding = 0;
+	unsigned wkr, total_outstanding;
+
+	total_outstanding = __builtin_popcountl(d->in_flight_bitmask);
 
 	for (wkr = 0; wkr < d->num_workers; wkr++)
-		total_outstanding += d->backlog[wkr].count +
-				!!(d->in_flight_tags[wkr]);
+		total_outstanding += d->backlog[wkr].count;
+
 	return total_outstanding;
 }
 
lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.h +4 -0
index ec0d74a..cc1d559 100644
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ rte_distributor_create(const char *name, unsigned socket_id,
  * packets. The distributor will ensure that no two packets that have the
  * same flow id, or tag, in the mbuf will be procesed at the same time.
  *
+ * The user is advocated to set tag for each mbuf before calling this function.
+ * If user doesn't set the tag, the tag value can be various values depending on
+ * driver implementation and configuration.
+ *
  * This is not multi-thread safe and should only be called on a single lcore.
  *
  * @param d
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