The SO_INCOMING_CPU is available since Linux 3.19 for getting the value,
but only since Linux 4.4 for setting the value (see below for a full
description). BIND 9 should not fail when setting the option on the
socket fails, as this is only an optimization and not hard requirement
to run BIND 9.
SO_INCOMING_CPU (gettable since Linux 3.19, settable since Linux 4.4)
Sets or gets the CPU affinity of a socket. Expects an integer flag.
int cpu = 1;
setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_INCOMING_CPU, &cpu, sizeof(cpu));
Because all of the packets for a single stream (i.e., all
packets for the same 4-tuple) arrive on the single RX queue that
is associated with a particular CPU, the typical use case is to
employ one listening process per RX queue, with the incoming
flow being handled by a listener on the same CPU that is
handling the RX queue. This provides optimal NUMA behavior and
keeps CPU caches hot.
(cherry picked from commit 4ec357da0a)
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