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Date:	Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:43:29 +0200
From:	Joakim Tjernlund <Joakim.Tjernlund@...nsmode.se>
To:	Li Yang <LeoLi@...escale.com>, Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Joakim Tjernlund <Joakim.Tjernlund@...nsmode.se>
Subject: [PATCH] ucc_geth: Ack IRQ events as late as possible.

Late acking of IRQ events will reduce number of interrupts
that needs to be served.

Makes the system somewhat responsive during a
ping -f -l 10

Signed-off-by: Joakim Tjernlund <Joakim.Tjernlund@...nsmode.se>
---
 drivers/net/ucc_geth.c |   36 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 drivers/net/ucc_geth.h |    4 ++--
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c b/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
index 28431aa..c6bf4d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
@@ -3449,6 +3449,7 @@ static int ucc_geth_rx(struct ucc_geth_private *ugeth, u8 rxQ, int rx_work_limit
 	u32 bd_status;
 	u8 *bdBuffer;
 	struct net_device *dev;
+	struct ucc_fast_private *uccf = ugeth->uccf;
 
 	ugeth_vdbg("%s: IN", __FUNCTION__);
 
@@ -3457,10 +3458,21 @@ static int ucc_geth_rx(struct ucc_geth_private *ugeth, u8 rxQ, int rx_work_limit
 	/* collect received buffers */
 	bd = ugeth->rxBd[rxQ];
 
-	bd_status = in_be32((u32 *)bd);
-
 	/* while there are received buffers and BD is full (~R_E) */
-	while (!((bd_status & (R_E)) || (--rx_work_limit < 0))) {
+	while (1) {
+		if (in_be32(uccf->p_ucce) & UCCE_BSY) {
+			dev->stats.rx_missed_errors++;
+			dev->stats.rx_errors++;
+		}
+		out_be32(uccf->p_ucce, UCCE_RX_EVENTS);
+
+		if (--rx_work_limit < 0)
+			break;
+
+		bd_status = in_be32((u32 *)bd);
+		if (bd_status & R_E)
+			break; /* No more RX buffers */
+
 		bdBuffer = (u8 *) in_be32(&((struct qe_bd *)bd)->buf);
 		length = (u16) ((bd_status & BD_LENGTH_MASK) - 4);
 		skb = ugeth->rx_skbuff[rxQ][ugeth->skb_currx[rxQ]];
@@ -3530,6 +3542,7 @@ static int ucc_geth_tx(struct net_device *dev, u8 txQ)
 {
 	/* Start from the next BD that should be filled */
 	struct ucc_geth_private *ugeth = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct ucc_fast_private *uccf = ugeth->uccf;
 	u8 *bd;			/* BD pointer */
 	u32 bd_status;
 
@@ -3541,6 +3554,7 @@ static int ucc_geth_tx(struct net_device *dev, u8 txQ)
 		/* BD contains already transmitted buffer.   */
 		/* Handle the transmitted buffer and release */
 		/* the BD to be used with the current frame  */
+		out_be32(uccf->p_ucce, UCCE_TX_EVENTS);
 
 		if ((bd == ugeth->txBd[txQ]) && (netif_queue_stopped(dev) == 0))
 			break;
@@ -3619,10 +3633,8 @@ static irqreturn_t ucc_geth_irq_handler(int irq, void *info)
 	ug_info = ugeth->ug_info;
 
 	/* read and clear events */
-	ucce = (u32) in_be32(uccf->p_ucce);
 	uccm = (u32) in_be32(uccf->p_uccm);
-	ucce &= uccm;
-	out_be32(uccf->p_ucce, ucce);
+	ucce = (u32) in_be32(uccf->p_ucce) & uccm;
 
 	/* check for receive events that require processing */
 	if (ucce & UCCE_RX_EVENTS) {
@@ -3643,6 +3655,7 @@ static irqreturn_t ucc_geth_irq_handler(int irq, void *info)
 #endif /* CONFIG_UGETH_NAPI */
 	}
 
+	ucce = (u32) in_be32(uccf->p_ucce) & uccm;
 	/* Tx event processing */
 	if (ucce & UCCE_TX_EVENTS) {
 		spin_lock(&ugeth->lock);
@@ -3655,15 +3668,10 @@ static irqreturn_t ucc_geth_irq_handler(int irq, void *info)
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&ugeth->lock);
 	}
-
-	/* Errors and other events */
+	ucce = (u32) in_be32(uccf->p_ucce) & uccm;
+	/* Other events */
 	if (ucce & UCCE_OTHER) {
-		if (ucce & UCCE_BSY) {
-			dev->stats.rx_errors++;
-		}
-		if (ucce & UCCE_TXE) {
-			dev->stats.tx_errors++;
-		}
+		out_be32(uccf->p_ucce, UCCE_OTHER);
 	}
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ucc_geth.h b/drivers/net/ucc_geth.h
index cc24e87..7451f17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ucc_geth.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ucc_geth.h
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ struct ucc_geth {
 			UCCE_RXB3 | UCCE_RXB2 | UCCE_RXB1 | UCCE_RXB0)
 #define UCCE_RXF         (UCCE_RXF7 | UCCE_RXF6 | UCCE_RXF5 | UCCE_RXF4 |\
 			UCCE_RXF3 | UCCE_RXF2 | UCCE_RXF1 | UCCE_RXF0)
-#define UCCE_OTHER       (UCCE_SCAR | UCCE_GRA  | UCCE_CBPR | UCCE_BSY  |\
-			UCCE_RXC  | UCCE_TXC  | UCCE_TXE)
+#define UCCE_OTHER       (UCCE_SCAR | UCCE_GRA | UCCE_CBPR |\
+			UCCE_RXC  | UCCE_TXC)
 
 #define UCCE_RX_EVENTS							(UCCE_RXF | UCCE_BSY)
 #define UCCE_TX_EVENTS							(UCCE_TXB | UCCE_TXE)
-- 
1.5.4.5

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