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ixgbe: don't set RXDCTL.RLPML for 82599

Message ID 20180112220256.11028.5719.stgit@localhost6.localdomain6
State Accepted
Delegated to: Jeff Kirsher
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Series ixgbe: don't set RXDCTL.RLPML for 82599 | expand

Commit Message

Tantilov, Emil S Jan. 12, 2018, 10:02 p.m. UTC
commit 2de6aa3a666e ("ixgbe: Add support for padding packet")

Uses RXDCTL.RLPML to limit the maximum frame size on Rx when using
build_skb. Unfortunately that register does not work on 82599.

Added an explicit check to avoid setting this register on 82599 MAC.

Extended the comment related to the setting of RXDCTL.RLPML to better
explain its purpose.

Signed-off-by: Emil Tantilov <emil.s.tantilov@intel.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c |    8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Comments

Bowers, AndrewX Jan. 17, 2018, 8:01 p.m. UTC | #1
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan [mailto:intel-wired-lan-bounces@osuosl.org] On
> Behalf Of Emil Tantilov
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 2:03 PM
> To: intel-wired-lan@lists.osuosl.org
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH] ixgbe: don't set RXDCTL.RLPML for 82599
> 
> commit 2de6aa3a666e ("ixgbe: Add support for padding packet")
> 
> Uses RXDCTL.RLPML to limit the maximum frame size on Rx when using
> build_skb. Unfortunately that register does not work on 82599.
> 
> Added an explicit check to avoid setting this register on 82599 MAC.
> 
> Extended the comment related to the setting of RXDCTL.RLPML to better
> explain its purpose.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Emil Tantilov <emil.s.tantilov@intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c |    8 ++++++--
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Tested-by: Andrew Bowers <andrewx.bowers@intel.com>
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diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index addb625..1b3a246 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -4133,11 +4133,15 @@  void ixgbe_configure_rx_ring(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 		rxdctl &= ~0x3FFFFF;
 		rxdctl |=  0x080420;
 #if (PAGE_SIZE < 8192)
-	} else {
+	/* RXDCTL.RLPML does not work on 82599 */
+	} else if (hw->mac.type != ixgbe_mac_82599EB) {
 		rxdctl &= ~(IXGBE_RXDCTL_RLPMLMASK |
 			    IXGBE_RXDCTL_RLPML_EN);
 
-		/* Limit the maximum frame size so we don't overrun the skb */
+		/* Limit the maximum frame size so we don't overrun the skb.
+		 * This can happen in SRIOV mode when the MTU of the VF is
+		 * higher than the MTU of the PF.
+		 */
 		if (ring_uses_build_skb(ring) &&
 		    !test_bit(__IXGBE_RX_3K_BUFFER, &ring->state))
 			rxdctl |= IXGBE_MAX_2K_FRAME_BUILD_SKB |