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[ovs-dev,v2,ovn,3/3] ovn-controller: Minimize SB DB port_binding lookups.

Message ID 20190823112350.30602.81041.stgit@dceara.remote.csb
State Superseded
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Series ovn-controller: Logical flow processing optimizations | expand

Commit Message

Dumitru Ceara Aug. 23, 2019, 11:23 a.m. UTC
Instead of storing only peer_ports in struct local_datapath, store both
local-remote mappings for patch ports. Also, it's useful to directly
store sbrec_port_binding pointers for all datapath ports as we avoid
doing costly sbrec_port_binding index lookups by port name.

Signed-off-by: Dumitru Ceara <dceara@redhat.com>
---
 controller/binding.c        |   19 ++++++++++++---
 controller/ovn-controller.h |   11 ++++++++-
 controller/physical.c       |    4 ++-
 controller/pinctrl.c        |   53 +++++++++++--------------------------------
 4 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)

Comments

Numan Siddique Aug. 28, 2019, 12:36 p.m. UTC | #1
On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 4:55 PM Dumitru Ceara <dceara@redhat.com> wrote:

> Instead of storing only peer_ports in struct local_datapath, store both
> local-remote mappings for patch ports. Also, it's useful to directly
> store sbrec_port_binding pointers for all datapath ports as we avoid
> doing costly sbrec_port_binding index lookups by port name.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dumitru Ceara <dceara@redhat.com>
>

This patch needs a rebase.

Thanks
Numan


> ---
>  controller/binding.c        |   19 ++++++++++++---
>  controller/ovn-controller.h |   11 ++++++++-
>  controller/physical.c       |    4 ++-
>  controller/pinctrl.c        |   53
> +++++++++++--------------------------------
>  4 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/controller/binding.c b/controller/binding.c
> index 47d4fea..242163d 100644
> --- a/controller/binding.c
> +++ b/controller/binding.c
> @@ -160,13 +160,24 @@ add_local_datapath__(struct ovsdb_idl_index
> *sbrec_datapath_binding_by_key,
>                                           peer->datapath, false,
>                                           depth + 1, local_datapaths);
>                      ld->n_peer_ports++;
> -                    ld->peer_ports = xrealloc(ld->peer_ports,
> -                                              ld->n_peer_ports *
> -                                              sizeof *ld->peer_ports);
> -                    ld->peer_ports[ld->n_peer_ports - 1] = peer;
> +                    if (ld->n_peer_ports > ld->n_allocated_peer_ports) {
> +                        ld->peer_ports =
> +                            x2nrealloc(ld->peer_ports,
> +                                       &ld->n_allocated_peer_ports,
> +                                       sizeof *ld->peer_ports);
> +                    }
> +                    ld->peer_ports[ld->n_peer_ports - 1].local = pb;
> +                    ld->peer_ports[ld->n_peer_ports - 1].remote = peer;
>                  }
>              }
>          }
> +
> +        ld->n_ports++;
> +        if (ld->n_ports > ld->n_allocated_ports) {
> +            ld->ports = x2nrealloc(ld->ports, &ld->n_allocated_ports,
> +                                   sizeof *ld->ports);
> +        }
> +        ld->ports[ld->n_ports - 1] = pb;
>      }
>      sbrec_port_binding_index_destroy_row(target);
>  }
> diff --git a/controller/ovn-controller.h b/controller/ovn-controller.h
> index 41feec3..86b300e 100644
> --- a/controller/ovn-controller.h
> +++ b/controller/ovn-controller.h
> @@ -60,8 +60,17 @@ struct local_datapath {
>       * hypervisor. */
>      bool has_local_l3gateway;
>
> -    const struct sbrec_port_binding **peer_ports;
> +    const struct sbrec_port_binding **ports;
> +    size_t n_ports;
> +    size_t n_allocated_ports;
> +
> +    struct {
> +        const struct sbrec_port_binding *local;
> +        const struct sbrec_port_binding *remote;
> +    } *peer_ports;
> +
>      size_t n_peer_ports;
> +    size_t n_allocated_peer_ports;
>  };
>
>  struct local_datapath *get_local_datapath(const struct hmap *,
> diff --git a/controller/physical.c b/controller/physical.c
> index a05962b..49bc1a4 100644
> --- a/controller/physical.c
> +++ b/controller/physical.c
> @@ -266,11 +266,13 @@ put_replace_router_port_mac_flows(const struct
>      }
>
>      for (int i = 0; i < ld->n_peer_ports; i++) {
> -        const struct sbrec_port_binding *rport_binding =
> ld->peer_ports[i];
> +        const struct sbrec_port_binding *rport_binding;
>          struct eth_addr router_port_mac;
>          struct match match;
>          struct ofpact_mac *replace_mac;
>
> +        rport_binding = ld->peer_ports[i].remote;
> +
>          /* Table 65, priority 150.
>           * =======================
>           *
> diff --git a/controller/pinctrl.c b/controller/pinctrl.c
> index 21ed75f..a8ff0bb 100644
> --- a/controller/pinctrl.c
> +++ b/controller/pinctrl.c
> @@ -174,8 +174,7 @@ static struct pinctrl pinctrl;
>  static void init_buffered_packets_map(void);
>  static void destroy_buffered_packets_map(void);
>  static void
> -run_buffered_binding(struct ovsdb_idl_index
> *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
> -                     struct ovsdb_idl_index
> *sbrec_mac_binding_by_lport_ip,
> +run_buffered_binding(struct ovsdb_idl_index
> *sbrec_mac_binding_by_lport_ip,
>                       const struct hmap *local_datapaths)
>      OVS_REQUIRES(pinctrl_mutex);
>
> @@ -239,10 +238,7 @@ static void wait_controller_event(struct
> ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_idl_txn);
>  static void init_ipv6_ras(void);
>  static void destroy_ipv6_ras(void);
>  static void ipv6_ra_wait(long long int send_ipv6_ra_time);
> -static void prepare_ipv6_ras(
> -    struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
> -    struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_name,
> -    const struct hmap *local_datapaths)
> +static void prepare_ipv6_ras(const struct hmap *local_datapaths)
>      OVS_REQUIRES(pinctrl_mutex);
>  static void send_ipv6_ras(struct rconn *swconn,
>                            long long int *send_ipv6_ra_time)
> @@ -2166,8 +2162,7 @@ pinctrl_run(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_idl_txn,
>      send_garp_prepare(sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
>                        sbrec_port_binding_by_name, br_int, chassis,
>                        local_datapaths, active_tunnels);
> -    prepare_ipv6_ras(sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
> -                     sbrec_port_binding_by_name, local_datapaths);
> +    prepare_ipv6_ras(local_datapaths);
>      sync_dns_cache(dns_table);
>      controller_event_run(ovnsb_idl_txn, ce_table, chassis);
>      ip_mcast_sync(ovnsb_idl_txn, chassis, local_datapaths,
> @@ -2175,8 +2170,7 @@ pinctrl_run(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_idl_txn,
>                    sbrec_port_binding_by_key,
>                    sbrec_igmp_groups,
>                    sbrec_ip_multicast_opts);
> -    run_buffered_binding(sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
> -                         sbrec_mac_binding_by_lport_ip,
> +    run_buffered_binding(sbrec_mac_binding_by_lport_ip,
>                           local_datapaths);
>      ovs_mutex_unlock(&pinctrl_mutex);
>  }
> @@ -2412,9 +2406,7 @@ send_ipv6_ras(struct rconn *swconn, long long int
> *send_ipv6_ra_time)
>  /* Called by pinctrl_run(). Runs with in the main ovn-controller
>   * thread context. */
>  static void
> -prepare_ipv6_ras(struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
> -                 struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_name,
> -                 const struct hmap *local_datapaths)
> +prepare_ipv6_ras(const struct hmap *local_datapaths)
>      OVS_REQUIRES(pinctrl_mutex)
>  {
>      struct shash_node *iter, *iter_next;
> @@ -2427,25 +2419,12 @@ prepare_ipv6_ras(struct ovsdb_idl_index
> *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
>      bool changed = false;
>      const struct local_datapath *ld;
>      HMAP_FOR_EACH (ld, hmap_node, local_datapaths) {
> -        struct sbrec_port_binding *target =
> sbrec_port_binding_index_init_row(
> -            sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath);
> -        sbrec_port_binding_index_set_datapath(target, ld->datapath);
>
> -        struct sbrec_port_binding *pb;
> -        SBREC_PORT_BINDING_FOR_EACH_EQUAL (pb, target,
> -
>  sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath) {
> -            if (!smap_get_bool(&pb->options, "ipv6_ra_send_periodic",
> false)) {
> -                continue;
> -            }
> +        for (size_t i = 0; i < ld->n_peer_ports; i++) {
> +            const struct sbrec_port_binding *peer =
> ld->peer_ports[i].remote;
> +            const struct sbrec_port_binding *pb = ld->peer_ports[i].local;
>
> -            const char *peer_s = smap_get(&pb->options, "peer");
> -            if (!peer_s) {
> -                continue;
> -            }
> -
> -            const struct sbrec_port_binding *peer
> -                = lport_lookup_by_name(sbrec_port_binding_by_name,
> peer_s);
> -            if (!peer) {
> +            if (!smap_get_bool(&pb->options, "ipv6_ra_send_periodic",
> false)) {
>                  continue;
>              }
>
> @@ -2484,7 +2463,6 @@ prepare_ipv6_ras(struct ovsdb_idl_index
> *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
>
>              /* pinctrl_handler thread will send the IPv6 RAs. */
>          }
> -        sbrec_port_binding_index_destroy_row(target);
>      }
>
>      /* Remove those that are no longer in the SB database */
> @@ -2729,8 +2707,7 @@ run_put_mac_bindings(struct ovsdb_idl_txn
> *ovnsb_idl_txn,
>  }
>
>  static void
> -run_buffered_binding(struct ovsdb_idl_index
> *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
> -                     struct ovsdb_idl_index
> *sbrec_mac_binding_by_lport_ip,
> +run_buffered_binding(struct ovsdb_idl_index
> *sbrec_mac_binding_by_lport_ip,
>                       const struct hmap *local_datapaths)
>      OVS_REQUIRES(pinctrl_mutex)
>  {
> @@ -2738,13 +2715,10 @@ run_buffered_binding(struct ovsdb_idl_index
> *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
>      bool notify = false;
>
>      HMAP_FOR_EACH (ld, hmap_node, local_datapaths) {
> -        struct sbrec_port_binding *target =
> sbrec_port_binding_index_init_row(
> -                sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath);
> -        sbrec_port_binding_index_set_datapath(target, ld->datapath);
>
> -        const struct sbrec_port_binding *pb;
> -        SBREC_PORT_BINDING_FOR_EACH_EQUAL (pb, target,
> -
>  sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath) {
> +        for (size_t i = 0; i < ld->n_ports; i++) {
> +
> +            const struct sbrec_port_binding *pb = ld->ports[i];
>              struct buffered_packets *cur_qp, *next_qp;
>              HMAP_FOR_EACH_SAFE (cur_qp, next_qp, hmap_node,
>                                  &buffered_packets_map) {
> @@ -2762,7 +2736,6 @@ run_buffered_binding(struct ovsdb_idl_index
> *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
>                  ds_destroy(&ip_s);
>              }
>          }
> -        sbrec_port_binding_index_destroy_row(target);
>      }
>      buffered_packets_map_gc();
>
>
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>
Dumitru Ceara Sept. 12, 2019, 2:17 p.m. UTC | #2
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 2:36 PM Numan Siddique <nusiddiq@redhat.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 4:55 PM Dumitru Ceara <dceara@redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>> Instead of storing only peer_ports in struct local_datapath, store both
>> local-remote mappings for patch ports. Also, it's useful to directly
>> store sbrec_port_binding pointers for all datapath ports as we avoid
>> doing costly sbrec_port_binding index lookups by port name.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Dumitru Ceara <dceara@redhat.com>
>
>
> This patch needs a rebase.
>
> Thanks
> Numan

Done, I sent v3:
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/openvswitch/list/?series=130413

Thanks,
Dumitru

>
>>
>> ---
>>  controller/binding.c        |   19 ++++++++++++---
>>  controller/ovn-controller.h |   11 ++++++++-
>>  controller/physical.c       |    4 ++-
>>  controller/pinctrl.c        |   53 +++++++++++--------------------------------
>>  4 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/controller/binding.c b/controller/binding.c
>> index 47d4fea..242163d 100644
>> --- a/controller/binding.c
>> +++ b/controller/binding.c
>> @@ -160,13 +160,24 @@ add_local_datapath__(struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_datapath_binding_by_key,
>>                                           peer->datapath, false,
>>                                           depth + 1, local_datapaths);
>>                      ld->n_peer_ports++;
>> -                    ld->peer_ports = xrealloc(ld->peer_ports,
>> -                                              ld->n_peer_ports *
>> -                                              sizeof *ld->peer_ports);
>> -                    ld->peer_ports[ld->n_peer_ports - 1] = peer;
>> +                    if (ld->n_peer_ports > ld->n_allocated_peer_ports) {
>> +                        ld->peer_ports =
>> +                            x2nrealloc(ld->peer_ports,
>> +                                       &ld->n_allocated_peer_ports,
>> +                                       sizeof *ld->peer_ports);
>> +                    }
>> +                    ld->peer_ports[ld->n_peer_ports - 1].local = pb;
>> +                    ld->peer_ports[ld->n_peer_ports - 1].remote = peer;
>>                  }
>>              }
>>          }
>> +
>> +        ld->n_ports++;
>> +        if (ld->n_ports > ld->n_allocated_ports) {
>> +            ld->ports = x2nrealloc(ld->ports, &ld->n_allocated_ports,
>> +                                   sizeof *ld->ports);
>> +        }
>> +        ld->ports[ld->n_ports - 1] = pb;
>>      }
>>      sbrec_port_binding_index_destroy_row(target);
>>  }
>> diff --git a/controller/ovn-controller.h b/controller/ovn-controller.h
>> index 41feec3..86b300e 100644
>> --- a/controller/ovn-controller.h
>> +++ b/controller/ovn-controller.h
>> @@ -60,8 +60,17 @@ struct local_datapath {
>>       * hypervisor. */
>>      bool has_local_l3gateway;
>>
>> -    const struct sbrec_port_binding **peer_ports;
>> +    const struct sbrec_port_binding **ports;
>> +    size_t n_ports;
>> +    size_t n_allocated_ports;
>> +
>> +    struct {
>> +        const struct sbrec_port_binding *local;
>> +        const struct sbrec_port_binding *remote;
>> +    } *peer_ports;
>> +
>>      size_t n_peer_ports;
>> +    size_t n_allocated_peer_ports;
>>  };
>>
>>  struct local_datapath *get_local_datapath(const struct hmap *,
>> diff --git a/controller/physical.c b/controller/physical.c
>> index a05962b..49bc1a4 100644
>> --- a/controller/physical.c
>> +++ b/controller/physical.c
>> @@ -266,11 +266,13 @@ put_replace_router_port_mac_flows(const struct
>>      }
>>
>>      for (int i = 0; i < ld->n_peer_ports; i++) {
>> -        const struct sbrec_port_binding *rport_binding = ld->peer_ports[i];
>> +        const struct sbrec_port_binding *rport_binding;
>>          struct eth_addr router_port_mac;
>>          struct match match;
>>          struct ofpact_mac *replace_mac;
>>
>> +        rport_binding = ld->peer_ports[i].remote;
>> +
>>          /* Table 65, priority 150.
>>           * =======================
>>           *
>> diff --git a/controller/pinctrl.c b/controller/pinctrl.c
>> index 21ed75f..a8ff0bb 100644
>> --- a/controller/pinctrl.c
>> +++ b/controller/pinctrl.c
>> @@ -174,8 +174,7 @@ static struct pinctrl pinctrl;
>>  static void init_buffered_packets_map(void);
>>  static void destroy_buffered_packets_map(void);
>>  static void
>> -run_buffered_binding(struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
>> -                     struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_mac_binding_by_lport_ip,
>> +run_buffered_binding(struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_mac_binding_by_lport_ip,
>>                       const struct hmap *local_datapaths)
>>      OVS_REQUIRES(pinctrl_mutex);
>>
>> @@ -239,10 +238,7 @@ static void wait_controller_event(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_idl_txn);
>>  static void init_ipv6_ras(void);
>>  static void destroy_ipv6_ras(void);
>>  static void ipv6_ra_wait(long long int send_ipv6_ra_time);
>> -static void prepare_ipv6_ras(
>> -    struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
>> -    struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_name,
>> -    const struct hmap *local_datapaths)
>> +static void prepare_ipv6_ras(const struct hmap *local_datapaths)
>>      OVS_REQUIRES(pinctrl_mutex);
>>  static void send_ipv6_ras(struct rconn *swconn,
>>                            long long int *send_ipv6_ra_time)
>> @@ -2166,8 +2162,7 @@ pinctrl_run(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_idl_txn,
>>      send_garp_prepare(sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
>>                        sbrec_port_binding_by_name, br_int, chassis,
>>                        local_datapaths, active_tunnels);
>> -    prepare_ipv6_ras(sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
>> -                     sbrec_port_binding_by_name, local_datapaths);
>> +    prepare_ipv6_ras(local_datapaths);
>>      sync_dns_cache(dns_table);
>>      controller_event_run(ovnsb_idl_txn, ce_table, chassis);
>>      ip_mcast_sync(ovnsb_idl_txn, chassis, local_datapaths,
>> @@ -2175,8 +2170,7 @@ pinctrl_run(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_idl_txn,
>>                    sbrec_port_binding_by_key,
>>                    sbrec_igmp_groups,
>>                    sbrec_ip_multicast_opts);
>> -    run_buffered_binding(sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
>> -                         sbrec_mac_binding_by_lport_ip,
>> +    run_buffered_binding(sbrec_mac_binding_by_lport_ip,
>>                           local_datapaths);
>>      ovs_mutex_unlock(&pinctrl_mutex);
>>  }
>> @@ -2412,9 +2406,7 @@ send_ipv6_ras(struct rconn *swconn, long long int *send_ipv6_ra_time)
>>  /* Called by pinctrl_run(). Runs with in the main ovn-controller
>>   * thread context. */
>>  static void
>> -prepare_ipv6_ras(struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
>> -                 struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_name,
>> -                 const struct hmap *local_datapaths)
>> +prepare_ipv6_ras(const struct hmap *local_datapaths)
>>      OVS_REQUIRES(pinctrl_mutex)
>>  {
>>      struct shash_node *iter, *iter_next;
>> @@ -2427,25 +2419,12 @@ prepare_ipv6_ras(struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
>>      bool changed = false;
>>      const struct local_datapath *ld;
>>      HMAP_FOR_EACH (ld, hmap_node, local_datapaths) {
>> -        struct sbrec_port_binding *target = sbrec_port_binding_index_init_row(
>> -            sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath);
>> -        sbrec_port_binding_index_set_datapath(target, ld->datapath);
>>
>> -        struct sbrec_port_binding *pb;
>> -        SBREC_PORT_BINDING_FOR_EACH_EQUAL (pb, target,
>> -                                           sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath) {
>> -            if (!smap_get_bool(&pb->options, "ipv6_ra_send_periodic", false)) {
>> -                continue;
>> -            }
>> +        for (size_t i = 0; i < ld->n_peer_ports; i++) {
>> +            const struct sbrec_port_binding *peer = ld->peer_ports[i].remote;
>> +            const struct sbrec_port_binding *pb = ld->peer_ports[i].local;
>>
>> -            const char *peer_s = smap_get(&pb->options, "peer");
>> -            if (!peer_s) {
>> -                continue;
>> -            }
>> -
>> -            const struct sbrec_port_binding *peer
>> -                = lport_lookup_by_name(sbrec_port_binding_by_name, peer_s);
>> -            if (!peer) {
>> +            if (!smap_get_bool(&pb->options, "ipv6_ra_send_periodic", false)) {
>>                  continue;
>>              }
>>
>> @@ -2484,7 +2463,6 @@ prepare_ipv6_ras(struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
>>
>>              /* pinctrl_handler thread will send the IPv6 RAs. */
>>          }
>> -        sbrec_port_binding_index_destroy_row(target);
>>      }
>>
>>      /* Remove those that are no longer in the SB database */
>> @@ -2729,8 +2707,7 @@ run_put_mac_bindings(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_idl_txn,
>>  }
>>
>>  static void
>> -run_buffered_binding(struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
>> -                     struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_mac_binding_by_lport_ip,
>> +run_buffered_binding(struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_mac_binding_by_lport_ip,
>>                       const struct hmap *local_datapaths)
>>      OVS_REQUIRES(pinctrl_mutex)
>>  {
>> @@ -2738,13 +2715,10 @@ run_buffered_binding(struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
>>      bool notify = false;
>>
>>      HMAP_FOR_EACH (ld, hmap_node, local_datapaths) {
>> -        struct sbrec_port_binding *target = sbrec_port_binding_index_init_row(
>> -                sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath);
>> -        sbrec_port_binding_index_set_datapath(target, ld->datapath);
>>
>> -        const struct sbrec_port_binding *pb;
>> -        SBREC_PORT_BINDING_FOR_EACH_EQUAL (pb, target,
>> -                                           sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath) {
>> +        for (size_t i = 0; i < ld->n_ports; i++) {
>> +
>> +            const struct sbrec_port_binding *pb = ld->ports[i];
>>              struct buffered_packets *cur_qp, *next_qp;
>>              HMAP_FOR_EACH_SAFE (cur_qp, next_qp, hmap_node,
>>                                  &buffered_packets_map) {
>> @@ -2762,7 +2736,6 @@ run_buffered_binding(struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
>>                  ds_destroy(&ip_s);
>>              }
>>          }
>> -        sbrec_port_binding_index_destroy_row(target);
>>      }
>>      buffered_packets_map_gc();
>>
>>
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Patch

diff --git a/controller/binding.c b/controller/binding.c
index 47d4fea..242163d 100644
--- a/controller/binding.c
+++ b/controller/binding.c
@@ -160,13 +160,24 @@  add_local_datapath__(struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_datapath_binding_by_key,
                                          peer->datapath, false,
                                          depth + 1, local_datapaths);
                     ld->n_peer_ports++;
-                    ld->peer_ports = xrealloc(ld->peer_ports,
-                                              ld->n_peer_ports *
-                                              sizeof *ld->peer_ports);
-                    ld->peer_ports[ld->n_peer_ports - 1] = peer;
+                    if (ld->n_peer_ports > ld->n_allocated_peer_ports) {
+                        ld->peer_ports =
+                            x2nrealloc(ld->peer_ports,
+                                       &ld->n_allocated_peer_ports,
+                                       sizeof *ld->peer_ports);
+                    }
+                    ld->peer_ports[ld->n_peer_ports - 1].local = pb;
+                    ld->peer_ports[ld->n_peer_ports - 1].remote = peer;
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        ld->n_ports++;
+        if (ld->n_ports > ld->n_allocated_ports) {
+            ld->ports = x2nrealloc(ld->ports, &ld->n_allocated_ports,
+                                   sizeof *ld->ports);
+        }
+        ld->ports[ld->n_ports - 1] = pb;
     }
     sbrec_port_binding_index_destroy_row(target);
 }
diff --git a/controller/ovn-controller.h b/controller/ovn-controller.h
index 41feec3..86b300e 100644
--- a/controller/ovn-controller.h
+++ b/controller/ovn-controller.h
@@ -60,8 +60,17 @@  struct local_datapath {
      * hypervisor. */
     bool has_local_l3gateway;
 
-    const struct sbrec_port_binding **peer_ports;
+    const struct sbrec_port_binding **ports;
+    size_t n_ports;
+    size_t n_allocated_ports;
+
+    struct {
+        const struct sbrec_port_binding *local;
+        const struct sbrec_port_binding *remote;
+    } *peer_ports;
+
     size_t n_peer_ports;
+    size_t n_allocated_peer_ports;
 };
 
 struct local_datapath *get_local_datapath(const struct hmap *,
diff --git a/controller/physical.c b/controller/physical.c
index a05962b..49bc1a4 100644
--- a/controller/physical.c
+++ b/controller/physical.c
@@ -266,11 +266,13 @@  put_replace_router_port_mac_flows(const struct
     }
 
     for (int i = 0; i < ld->n_peer_ports; i++) {
-        const struct sbrec_port_binding *rport_binding = ld->peer_ports[i];
+        const struct sbrec_port_binding *rport_binding;
         struct eth_addr router_port_mac;
         struct match match;
         struct ofpact_mac *replace_mac;
 
+        rport_binding = ld->peer_ports[i].remote;
+
         /* Table 65, priority 150.
          * =======================
          *
diff --git a/controller/pinctrl.c b/controller/pinctrl.c
index 21ed75f..a8ff0bb 100644
--- a/controller/pinctrl.c
+++ b/controller/pinctrl.c
@@ -174,8 +174,7 @@  static struct pinctrl pinctrl;
 static void init_buffered_packets_map(void);
 static void destroy_buffered_packets_map(void);
 static void
-run_buffered_binding(struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
-                     struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_mac_binding_by_lport_ip,
+run_buffered_binding(struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_mac_binding_by_lport_ip,
                      const struct hmap *local_datapaths)
     OVS_REQUIRES(pinctrl_mutex);
 
@@ -239,10 +238,7 @@  static void wait_controller_event(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_idl_txn);
 static void init_ipv6_ras(void);
 static void destroy_ipv6_ras(void);
 static void ipv6_ra_wait(long long int send_ipv6_ra_time);
-static void prepare_ipv6_ras(
-    struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
-    struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_name,
-    const struct hmap *local_datapaths)
+static void prepare_ipv6_ras(const struct hmap *local_datapaths)
     OVS_REQUIRES(pinctrl_mutex);
 static void send_ipv6_ras(struct rconn *swconn,
                           long long int *send_ipv6_ra_time)
@@ -2166,8 +2162,7 @@  pinctrl_run(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_idl_txn,
     send_garp_prepare(sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
                       sbrec_port_binding_by_name, br_int, chassis,
                       local_datapaths, active_tunnels);
-    prepare_ipv6_ras(sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
-                     sbrec_port_binding_by_name, local_datapaths);
+    prepare_ipv6_ras(local_datapaths);
     sync_dns_cache(dns_table);
     controller_event_run(ovnsb_idl_txn, ce_table, chassis);
     ip_mcast_sync(ovnsb_idl_txn, chassis, local_datapaths,
@@ -2175,8 +2170,7 @@  pinctrl_run(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_idl_txn,
                   sbrec_port_binding_by_key,
                   sbrec_igmp_groups,
                   sbrec_ip_multicast_opts);
-    run_buffered_binding(sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
-                         sbrec_mac_binding_by_lport_ip,
+    run_buffered_binding(sbrec_mac_binding_by_lport_ip,
                          local_datapaths);
     ovs_mutex_unlock(&pinctrl_mutex);
 }
@@ -2412,9 +2406,7 @@  send_ipv6_ras(struct rconn *swconn, long long int *send_ipv6_ra_time)
 /* Called by pinctrl_run(). Runs with in the main ovn-controller
  * thread context. */
 static void
-prepare_ipv6_ras(struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
-                 struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_name,
-                 const struct hmap *local_datapaths)
+prepare_ipv6_ras(const struct hmap *local_datapaths)
     OVS_REQUIRES(pinctrl_mutex)
 {
     struct shash_node *iter, *iter_next;
@@ -2427,25 +2419,12 @@  prepare_ipv6_ras(struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
     bool changed = false;
     const struct local_datapath *ld;
     HMAP_FOR_EACH (ld, hmap_node, local_datapaths) {
-        struct sbrec_port_binding *target = sbrec_port_binding_index_init_row(
-            sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath);
-        sbrec_port_binding_index_set_datapath(target, ld->datapath);
 
-        struct sbrec_port_binding *pb;
-        SBREC_PORT_BINDING_FOR_EACH_EQUAL (pb, target,
-                                           sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath) {
-            if (!smap_get_bool(&pb->options, "ipv6_ra_send_periodic", false)) {
-                continue;
-            }
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < ld->n_peer_ports; i++) {
+            const struct sbrec_port_binding *peer = ld->peer_ports[i].remote;
+            const struct sbrec_port_binding *pb = ld->peer_ports[i].local;
 
-            const char *peer_s = smap_get(&pb->options, "peer");
-            if (!peer_s) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            const struct sbrec_port_binding *peer
-                = lport_lookup_by_name(sbrec_port_binding_by_name, peer_s);
-            if (!peer) {
+            if (!smap_get_bool(&pb->options, "ipv6_ra_send_periodic", false)) {
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -2484,7 +2463,6 @@  prepare_ipv6_ras(struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
 
             /* pinctrl_handler thread will send the IPv6 RAs. */
         }
-        sbrec_port_binding_index_destroy_row(target);
     }
 
     /* Remove those that are no longer in the SB database */
@@ -2729,8 +2707,7 @@  run_put_mac_bindings(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_idl_txn,
 }
 
 static void
-run_buffered_binding(struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
-                     struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_mac_binding_by_lport_ip,
+run_buffered_binding(struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_mac_binding_by_lport_ip,
                      const struct hmap *local_datapaths)
     OVS_REQUIRES(pinctrl_mutex)
 {
@@ -2738,13 +2715,10 @@  run_buffered_binding(struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
     bool notify = false;
 
     HMAP_FOR_EACH (ld, hmap_node, local_datapaths) {
-        struct sbrec_port_binding *target = sbrec_port_binding_index_init_row(
-                sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath);
-        sbrec_port_binding_index_set_datapath(target, ld->datapath);
 
-        const struct sbrec_port_binding *pb;
-        SBREC_PORT_BINDING_FOR_EACH_EQUAL (pb, target,
-                                           sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath) {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < ld->n_ports; i++) {
+
+            const struct sbrec_port_binding *pb = ld->ports[i];
             struct buffered_packets *cur_qp, *next_qp;
             HMAP_FOR_EACH_SAFE (cur_qp, next_qp, hmap_node,
                                 &buffered_packets_map) {
@@ -2762,7 +2736,6 @@  run_buffered_binding(struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_port_binding_by_datapath,
                 ds_destroy(&ip_s);
             }
         }
-        sbrec_port_binding_index_destroy_row(target);
     }
     buffered_packets_map_gc();