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Message-ID: <999161da-4f03-42db-b444-d9f094163479@intel.com>
Date:   Fri, 20 Oct 2023 10:21:04 -0700
From:   Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
To:     Vishvambar Panth S <vishvambarpanth.s@...rochip.com>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <kuba@...nel.org>
CC:     <bryan.whitehead@...rochip.com>, <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>,
        <davem@...emloft.net>, <edumazet@...gle.com>, <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        <richardcochran@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 net-next] net: microchip: lan743x: improve throughput
 with rx timestamp config



On 10/20/2023 11:58 AM, Vishvambar Panth S wrote:
> Currently all RX frames are timestamped which results in a performance
> penalty when timestamping is not needed.  The default is now being
> changed to not timestamp any Rx frames (HWTSTAMP_FILTER_NONE), but
> support has been added to allow changing the desired RX timestamping
> mode (HWTSTAMP_FILTER_ALL -  which was the previous setting and
> HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_EVENT are now supported) using
> SIOCSHWTSTAMP. All settings were tested using the hwstamp_ctl application.
> It is also noted that ptp4l, when started, preconfigures the device to
> timestamp using HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_EVENT, so this driver continues
> to work properly "out of the box".
> 
> Test setup:  x64 PC with LAN7430 ---> x64 PC as partner
> 
> iperf3 with - Timestamp all incoming packets:
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> [ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
> [  5]   0.00-5.05   sec   517 MBytes   859 Mbits/sec    0    sender
> [  5]   0.00-5.00   sec   515 MBytes   864 Mbits/sec         receiver
> 
> iperf Done.
> 
> iperf3 with - Timestamp only PTP packets:
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> [ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
> [  5]   0.00-5.04   sec   563 MBytes   937 Mbits/sec    0    sender
> [  5]   0.00-5.00   sec   561 MBytes   941 Mbits/sec         receiver
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vishvambar Panth S <vishvambarpanth.s@...rochip.com>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>

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