netdev - Re: sblk->status_tag on drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c

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Date:	Thu, 6 Mar 2014 01:32:54 +0530
From:	Jagan Teki <jagannadh.teki@...il.com>
To:	Michael Chan <mchan@...adcom.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	"linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	Nithin Nayak Sujir <nsujir@...adcom.com>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: sblk->status_tag on drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c

On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 12:20 PM, Michael Chan <mchan@...adcom.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 2014-03-05 at 11:43 +0530, Jagan Teki wrote:
>> As per your point I've a question here like - the status block is not properly
>> updated (DMA'ed), does this depends on the address range we are advertised
>> on PCIe ranges filed to make sure to use EP-
>> http://devicetree.org/Device_Tree_Usage#PCI_Host_Bridge
>
> The status block is in host memory (CPU memory).  This memory is
> allocated by the driver.  The DMA address of the status block is then
> programmed into the NIC register HOSTCC_STATUS_BLK_HOST_ADDR so that the
> NIC knows where to DMA the status block.  When there is an event, the
> NIC DMAs a new status block and then generates IRQ.
>
> The status block is not in PCI memory.  PCI memory is where the
> registers are mapped.  Hope this helps.

Thanks this really help my understanding.

BTW: I got all 0's on tnapi->hw_status, looks like host memory contents were
violated or not-been updated properly I guess.

thanks!
-- 
Jagan.
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