netdev - [PATCH 12/16 v4] ibmveth: Automatically enable larger rx buffer pools for larger mtu

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Date:	Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:34:23 -0500
From:	Robert Jennings <rcj@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	paulus@...ba.org, benh@...nel.crashing.org
Cc:	linuxppc-dev@...abs.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Brian King <brking@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Santiago Leon <santil@...ibm.com>,
	Nathan Fontenot <nfont@...tin.ibm.com>,
	David Darrington <ddarring@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH 12/16 v4] ibmveth: Automatically enable larger rx buffer
	pools for larger mtu

From: Santiago Leon <santil@...ibm.com>

Activates larger rx buffer pools when the MTU is changed to a larger
value.  This patch de-activates the large rx buffer pools when the MTU
changes to a smaller value.

Signed-off-by: Santiago Leon <santil@...ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Robert Jennings <rcj@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

---
We would like to take this patch through linuxppc-dev with the full
change set for this feature.  We are copying netdev for review and ack.

---
 drivers/net/ibmveth.c |   20 +++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

Index: b/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
===================================================================
--- a/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
@@ -1054,7 +1054,6 @@ static int ibmveth_change_mtu(struct net
 {
 	struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter = dev->priv;
 	int new_mtu_oh = new_mtu + IBMVETH_BUFF_OH;
-	int reinit = 0;
 	int i, rc;
 
 	if (new_mtu < IBMVETH_MAX_MTU)
@@ -1067,15 +1066,21 @@ static int ibmveth_change_mtu(struct net
 	if (i == IbmVethNumBufferPools)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* Deactivate all the buffer pools so that the next loop can activate
+	   only the buffer pools necessary to hold the new MTU */
+	for (i = 0; i < IbmVethNumBufferPools; i++)
+		if (adapter->rx_buff_pool[i].active) {
+			ibmveth_free_buffer_pool(adapter,
+						 &adapter->rx_buff_pool[i]);
+			adapter->rx_buff_pool[i].active = 0;
+		}
+
 	/* Look for an active buffer pool that can hold the new MTU */
 	for(i = 0; i<IbmVethNumBufferPools; i++) {
-		if (!adapter->rx_buff_pool[i].active) {
-			adapter->rx_buff_pool[i].active = 1;
-			reinit = 1;
-		}
+		adapter->rx_buff_pool[i].active = 1;
 
 		if (new_mtu_oh < adapter->rx_buff_pool[i].buff_size) {
-			if (reinit && netif_running(adapter->netdev)) {
+			if (netif_running(adapter->netdev)) {
 				adapter->pool_config = 1;
 				ibmveth_close(adapter->netdev);
 				adapter->pool_config = 0;
@@ -1402,14 +1407,15 @@ const char * buf, size_t count)
 				return -EPERM;
 			}
 
-			pool->active = 0;
 			if (netif_running(netdev)) {
 				adapter->pool_config = 1;
 				ibmveth_close(netdev);
+				pool->active = 0;
 				adapter->pool_config = 0;
 				if ((rc = ibmveth_open(netdev)))
 					return rc;
 			}
+			pool->active = 0;
 		}
 	} else if (attr == &veth_num_attr) {
 		if (value <= 0 || value > IBMVETH_MAX_POOL_COUNT)
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