netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v4 00/10] net: create dynamic software irq moderation library

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Date:   Tue, 9 Jan 2018 17:55:05 -0500
From:   Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>
To:     Tal Gilboa <talgi@...lanox.com>
Cc:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        mchan@...adcom.com, ogerlitz@...lanox.com,
        Andy Gospodarek <gospo@...adcom.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 00/10] net: create dynamic software irq
 moderation library

On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 12:49:53AM +0200, Tal Gilboa wrote:
> On 1/10/2018 12:46 AM, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> > Hey Andy,
> > 
> > On 01/09/2018 01:06 PM, Andy Gospodarek wrote:
> > > From: Andy Gospodarek <gospo@...adcom.com>
> > > 
> > > This converts the dynamic interrupt moderation library from the mlx5e
> > > driver into a library so it can be used by any driver.  The penultimate
> > > patch in this set adds support for this new dynamic interrupt moderation
> > > library in the bnxt_en driver and the last patch creates an entry in the
> > > MAINTAINERS file for this library.
> > > 
> > > The main purpose of this code is to allow an administrator to make sure
> > > that default coalesce settings are optimized for low latency, but
> > > quickly adapt to handle high throughput/bulk traffic by altering how
> > > much time passes before popping an interrupt.
> > > 
> > > For any new driver the following changes would be needed to use this
> > > library:
> > > 
> > > - add elements in ring struct to track items needed by this library
> > > - create function that can be called to actually set coalesce settings
> > >    for the driver
> > > 
> > > Credit to Rob Rice and Lee Reed for doing some of the initial proof of
> > > concept and testing for this patch and Tal Gilboa and Or Gerlitz for
> > > their comments, etc on this set.
> > > 
> > > v4: Fix build breakage for VF representers noticed by kbuild test robot.
> > > Thanks for being so courteous, kbuild test robot!
> > > 
> > > v3: bnxt_en fix from Michael Chan, comment suggestion from Vasundhara
> > > Volam, and small mlx5e header file fix from Tal Gilboa.
> > > 
> > > v2: Spelling fixes from Stephen Hemminger, bnxt_en suggestions from
> > > Michael Chan, spelling and formatting fixes from Or Gerlitz, and
> > > spelling and mlx5e changes suggested by Tal Gilboa.
> > 
> > Certainly not a blocking item for this patch series, but can you
> > consider a follow up patch adding a small bit of documentation entry
> > covering how the implementation works as well as possible
> > limitations/considerations depending on what the networking HW supports
> > in terms of interrupt moderation capabilities? (e.g: is it necessary to
> > support generating an interrupt on ring empty, a micro-second resolution
> > RX/TX timeout etc. etc.).
> > 
> > Thanks for doing this!
> > 
> 
> Hi Florian, I plan to do so right after these patches would be accepted.

Thanks, Tal!