netdev - Re: [PATCH] mvme147: use correct order of ram pages

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Date:	Wed, 28 May 2014 11:39:20 +0200
From:	Andreas Schwab <schwab@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:	Amos Kong <akong@...hat.com>,
	"Linux\/m68k" <linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org>,
	"netdev\@vger.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mvme147: use correct order of ram pages

Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org> writes:

>> -/* We have 16834 bytes of RAM for the init block and buffers. This places
>> +/* We have 16384 bytes of RAM for the init block and buffers. This places
>>   * an upper limit on the number of buffers we can use. NetBSD uses 8 Rx
>>   * buffers and 2 Tx buffers.
>>   */
>> +#define M147LANCE_RAM_SIZE   16384 /* 16K */
>>  #define LANCE_LOG_TX_BUFFERS 1
>>  #define LANCE_LOG_RX_BUFFERS 3
>
> BTW,I also find it fishy why the driver uses only 1+3 buffers, since more
> RAM is available.

It's 2^1+2^3.

Andreas.

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