[PATCH 12/15] lpfc: Cleanup entry_repost settings on SLI4 queues

[Hannes Reinecke]

On 05/10/2017 09:07 PM, James Smart wrote:
> Too many work items being processed in IRQ context take a lot
> of CPU time and cause problems.
> 
> With a recent change, we get out of the ISR after hitting entry_repost
> work items on a queue. However, the actual values for entry repost are
> still high. EQ is 128 and CQ is 128, this could translate into
> processing 128 * 128 (16384) work items under IRQ context.
> 
> Set entry_repost in the actual queue creation routine now.
> Limit EQ repost to 8 and CQ repost to 64 to further limit the amount
> of time spent in the IRQ.
> 
> Fix fof IRQ routines as well.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dick Kennedy <dick.kennedy at broadcom.com>
> Signed-off-by: James Smart <james.smart at broadcom.com>
> ---
>  drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c |  3 --
>  drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c  | 64 +++++++++++--------------------------------
>  drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli4.h |  8 ++++--
>  3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)
> 
If this is a fix to a previous patch (Patch 6/15 ?), please merge it
with that.

Cheers,

Hannes
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