[PATCH 1/1 net-next] net: fec: enable pause frame to improve rx prefomance for 1G network
Frank Li
Frank.Li at freescale.com
Tue Jan 8 03:43:29 EST 2013
The limition of imx6 internal bus cause fec can't achieve 1G perfomance.
There will be many packages lost because FIFO over run.
This patch enable pause frame flow control.
Before this patch
iperf -s -i 1
TCP window size: 85.3 KByte (default)
------------------------------------------------------------
[ 4] local 10.192.242.153 port 5001 connected with 10.192.242.94 port 49773
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 4] 0.0- 1.0 sec 6.35 MBytes 53.3 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 1.0- 2.0 sec 3.39 MBytes 28.5 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 2.0- 3.0 sec 2.63 MBytes 22.1 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 3.0- 4.0 sec 1.10 MBytes 9.23 Mbits/sec
ifconfig
RX packets:46195 errors:1859 dropped:1 overruns:1859 frame:1859
After this patch
iperf -s -i 1
[ 4] local 10.192.242.153 port 5001 connected with 10.192.242.94 port 49757
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 4] 0.0- 1.0 sec 49.8 MBytes 418 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 1.0- 2.0 sec 50.1 MBytes 420 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 2.0- 3.0 sec 47.5 MBytes 399 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 3.0- 4.0 sec 45.9 MBytes 385 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 4.0- 5.0 sec 44.8 MBytes 376 Mbits/sec
ifconfig
RX packets:2348454 errors:0 dropped:16 overruns:0 frame:0
Signed-off-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li at freescale.com>
Signed-off-by: Fugang Duan <B38611 at freescale.com>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h | 4 ++++
2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
index 6dc2094..4928260 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@
#define DRIVER_NAME "fec"
+/* Pause frame feild and FIFO threshold */
+#define FEC_ENET_FCE (1 << 5)
+#define FEC_ENET_RSEM_V 0x84
+#define FEC_ENET_RSFL_V 16
+#define FEC_ENET_RAEM_V 0x8
+#define FEC_ENET_RAFL_V 0x8
+#define FEC_ENET_OPD_V 0xFFF0
+
/* Controller is ENET-MAC */
#define FEC_QUIRK_ENET_MAC (1 << 0)
/* Controller needs driver to swap frame */
@@ -470,6 +478,21 @@ fec_restart(struct net_device *ndev, int duplex)
}
#endif
}
+
+ /* enable pause frame*/
+ if (id_entry->driver_data & FEC_QUIRK_HAS_GBIT) {
+ rcntl |= FEC_ENET_FCE;
+
+ /* set FIFO thresh hold parameter to reduce overrun */
+ writel(FEC_ENET_RSEM_V, fep->hwp + FEC_R_FIFO_RSEM);
+ writel(FEC_ENET_RSFL_V, fep->hwp + FEC_R_FIFO_RSFL);
+ writel(FEC_ENET_RAEM_V, fep->hwp + FEC_R_FIFO_RAEM);
+ writel(FEC_ENET_RAFL_V, fep->hwp + FEC_R_FIFO_RAFL);
+
+ /* OPD */
+ writel(FEC_ENET_OPD_V, fep->hwp + FEC_OPD);
+ }
+
writel(rcntl, fep->hwp + FEC_R_CNTRL);
if (id_entry->driver_data & FEC_QUIRK_ENET_MAC) {
@@ -1021,6 +1044,9 @@ static int fec_enet_mii_probe(struct net_device *ndev)
else
phy_dev->supported &= PHY_BASIC_FEATURES;
+ /* enable phy pause frame for any platform */
+ phy_dev->supported |= ADVERTISED_Pause;
+
phy_dev->advertising = phy_dev->supported;
fep->phy_dev = phy_dev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
index 4862394..7dac581 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
#define FEC_R_DES_START 0x180 /* Receive descriptor ring */
#define FEC_X_DES_START 0x184 /* Transmit descriptor ring */
#define FEC_R_BUFF_SIZE 0x188 /* Maximum receive buff size */
+#define FEC_R_FIFO_RSFL 0x190 /* Receive FIFO section full threshold */
+#define FEC_R_FIFO_RSEM 0x194 /* Receive FIFO section empty threshold */
+#define FEC_R_FIFO_RAEM 0x198 /* Receive FIFO almost empty threshold */
+#define FEC_R_FIFO_RAFL 0x19c /* Receive FIFO almost full threshold */
#define FEC_MIIGSK_CFGR 0x300 /* MIIGSK Configuration reg */
#define FEC_MIIGSK_ENR 0x308 /* MIIGSK Enable reg */
--
1.7.1
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