netdev - Re: [ISSUE: sky2 - rx error] Link stops working under heavy traffic load connected to a mv88e6176

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Date:   Tue, 16 May 2017 18:19:09 +0200
From:   Rafa Corvillo <rafael.corvillo@...fes.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [ISSUE: sky2 - rx error] Link stops working under heavy traffic
 load connected to a mv88e6176

>>> Also, check that in sky2_rx_add(), le->length is set to 4K.
>>>
>>
>> The value of le->length is set to 1520.
>
>> Rafa
>
> Ah.
>
> You probably need to change sky2_get_rx_data_size() as well, to add in
> the extra 8 bytes.
>
>      Andrew
>

If I add the extra 8 byte in the function sky2_get_rx_data_size(), the 
value of le->length is set to 1528. But the rx error still appears. 
Because of that, I think it is possible the maximum length could be set 
outside the sky2 code.

Rafa