netdev - Re: [RFC net-next 05/14] Fix intel/ixgbevf

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Date:	Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:24:28 +0300
From:	"Eilon Greenstein" <eilong@...adcom.com>
To:	"Greg Rose" <gregory.v.rose@...el.com>
cc:	"Alexander Duyck" <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>,
	"Yuval Mintz" <yuvalmin@...adcom.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, "Jeff Kirsher" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC net-next 05/14] Fix intel/ixgbevf

On Tue, 2012-06-19 at 11:07 -0700, Greg Rose wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:06:53 +0300
> Eilon Greenstein <eilong@...adcom.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 2012-06-19 at 08:39 -0700, Alexander Duyck wrote:
> > > On 06/19/2012 08:13 AM, Yuval Mintz wrote:
> > > > Signed-off-by: Yuval Mintz <yuvalmin@...adcom.com>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Eilon Greenstein <eilong@...adcom.com>
> > > >
> > > > Cc: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c |    5 +++--
> > > >  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
> > > > b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c index
> > > > f69ec42..3ad46c2 100644 ---
> > > > a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c +++
> > > > b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c @@ -2014,7
> > > > +2014,7 @@ err_tx_ring_allocation: static int
> > > > ixgbevf_set_interrupt_capability(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
> > > > { int err = 0;
> > > > -	int vector, v_budget;
> > > > +	int vector, v_budget, ncpu;
> > > >  
> > > >  	/*
> > > >  	 * It's easy to be greedy for MSI-X vectors, but it
> > > > really @@ -2022,8 +2022,9 @@ static int
> > > > ixgbevf_set_interrupt_capability(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
> > > >  	 * than CPU's.  So let's be conservative and only ask for
> > > >  	 * (roughly) twice the number of vectors as there are
> > > > CPU's. */
> > > > +	ncpu = min_t(int, num_online_cpus(),
> > > > DEFAULT_MAX_NUM_RSS_QUEUES); v_budget =
> > > > min(adapter->num_rx_queues + adapter->num_tx_queues,
> > > > -		       (int)(num_online_cpus() * 2)) +
> > > > NON_Q_VECTORS;
> > > > +		       ncpu * 2) + NON_Q_VECTORS;
> > > >  
> > > >  	/* A failure in MSI-X entry allocation isn't fatal, but
> > > > it does
> > > >  	 * mean we disable MSI-X capabilities of the adapter. */
> > > This change is pointless on the ixgbevf driver.  The VF hardware can
> > > support at most 4 RSS queues.  As such num_rx_queues + num_tx_queues
> > > will never exceed 8 so you are essentially adding a necessary
> > > min(x,8).
> > 
> > It is pointless with the current value, but if someone will edit the
> > kernel source code and replace the 8 with a 2, it will become
> > meaningful. The compiler will optimize this part, and I think that for
> > completion, it is best to keep this reference so a future default
> > number change will not be missed.
> > 
> > Eilon
> 
> I don't feel there is any real point to making this change to the
> ixgbevf driver.  82599 virtual functions have 3 MSI-X vectors, one of
> which is for the mailbox and the other two can be shared with tx/rx
> queue pairs or assigned separately to tx or rx queues.  So this code is
> pointless no matter what value is set for DEFAULT_MAX_NUM_RSS_QUEUES.
> Perhaps the patches to the other drivers in your RFC will have some
> effect but this one looks like a no-op for the ixgbevf driver so there
> is no reason for it.


OK - I guess we can just add a comment in this location saying that
using DEFAULT_MAX_NUM_RSS_QUEUES is meaningless for the ixgbevf with
that explanation so it will not look as if it was simply over looked.

Thanks,
Eilon



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