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by jeanmichelx 2604 days ago
Latency ≠ throughput
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masklinn 2604 days ago
The LLC access is a sequential cost to processing the packet.
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loeg 2604 days ago
Sure, but the CPU can amortize that cost over many packets if it is infrequent, while maintaining the same throughput. Also, cache line sized packets are relatively tiny.
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