linux-kernel - [PATCH] e1000e: Disable TSO for buffer overrun workaround

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Date:   Thu,  7 May 2020 22:21:07 +0800
From:   Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>
To:     jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com
Cc:     Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Sasha Neftin <sasha.neftin@...el.com>,
        Dima Ruinskiy <dima.ruinskiy@...el.com>,
        Raanan Avargil <raanan.avargil@...el.com>,
        intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org (moderated list:INTEL ETHERNET DRIVERS),
        netdev@...r.kernel.org (open list:NETWORKING DRIVERS),
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org (open list)
Subject: [PATCH] e1000e: Disable TSO for buffer overrun workaround

Commit b10effb92e27 ("e1000e: fix buffer overrun while the I219 is
processing DMA transactions") imposes roughly 30% performance penalty.

The commit log states that "Disabling TSO eliminates performance loss
for TCP traffic without a noticeable impact on CPU performance", so
let's disable TSO by default to regain the loss.

Fixes: b10effb92e27 ("e1000e: fix buffer overrun while the I219 is processing DMA transactions")
BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1802691
Signed-off-by: Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
index 177c6da80c57..9b5509149578 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -5294,6 +5294,10 @@ static void e1000_watchdog_task(struct work_struct *work)
 					/* oops */
 					break;
 				}
+				if (hw->mac.type == e1000_pch_spt) {
+					netdev->features &= ~NETIF_F_TSO;
+					netdev->features &= ~NETIF_F_TSO6;
+				}
 			}
 
 			/* enable transmits in the hardware, need to do this
-- 
2.17.1