netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] r8169: Remove rtl_ocpdr

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Date:	Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:00:45 +0200
From:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
To:	Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] r8169: Remove rtl_ocpdr_cond

Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com> :
> No waiting is needed for mac_ocp_{write / read}. And the bit 31 of
> OCPDR would not change, so rtl_udelay_loop_wait_high always return
> false. That is, the r8168_mac_ocp_read always retuen ~0.

(testing with davem's 48ee3569f31d91084dc694fef5517eb782428083)

It seemed right at first sight but testing without firmware produces
unexpected results. While it is not exactly fast if I ask it to emit
packets with ping -qf, it turns really slow when I use the -l preload
option: at most a few hundreds pps.

An old pcie 8168b in the same computer behaves correctly with the same
kernel.

I'll try again tomorrow evening.

-- 
Ueimor
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