On Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:23:55 +0200 Robin Jarry <[email protected]> wrote:
> The mlx5 Tx datapath compiles 42 variants of the burst function, each > a specialization of mlx5_tx_burst_tmpl() with a different combination > of offload flags. The compiler must instantiate and optimize the entire > 3800+ line template for every variant, which dominates build time for > all the code base. PS: I am going to reject any new drivers that do this kind of nonsense. The cnxk and mlx5 drivers are setting a bad precedent.
