netdev - RE: [PATCH net v2 1/2] dpaa_eth: update the buffer layout for non-A050385 erratum scenarios

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Message-ID: <VI1PR04MB58078B0BEA735CBB2C9E1F32F2100@VI1PR04MB5807.eurprd04.prod.outlook.com>
Date:   Mon, 2 Nov 2020 17:08:26 +0000
From:   Camelia Alexandra Groza <camelia.groza@....com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
CC:     "willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com" <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>,
        "Madalin Bucur (OSS)" <madalin.bucur@....nxp.com>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net v2 1/2] dpaa_eth: update the buffer layout for
 non-A050385 erratum scenarios

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2020 03:41
> To: Camelia Alexandra Groza <camelia.groza@....com>
> Cc: willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com; Madalin Bucur (OSS)
> <madalin.bucur@....nxp.com>; davem@...emloft.net;
> netdev@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2 1/2] dpaa_eth: update the buffer layout for non-
> A050385 erratum scenarios
> 
> On Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:40:59 +0200 Camelia Groza wrote:
> > Impose a large RX private data area only when the A050385 erratum is
> > present on the hardware. A smaller buffer size is sufficient in all
> > other scenarios. This enables a wider range of linear frame sizes
> > in non-erratum scenarios
> 
> Any word on user impact? Measurable memory waste?

I'll add more details.

> > Fixes: 3c68b8fffb48 ("dpaa_eth: FMan erratum A050385 workaround")
> > Signed-off-by: Camelia Groza <camelia.groza@....com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c | 6 ++++--
> >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> > index 06cc863..1aac0b6 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
> > @@ -175,8 +175,10 @@
> >  #define DPAA_TIME_STAMP_SIZE 8
> >  #define DPAA_HASH_RESULTS_SIZE 8
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_DPAA_ERRATUM_A050385
> > -#define DPAA_RX_PRIV_DATA_SIZE (DPAA_A050385_ALIGN -
> (DPAA_PARSE_RESULTS_SIZE\
> > -	 + DPAA_TIME_STAMP_SIZE + DPAA_HASH_RESULTS_SIZE))
> > +#define DPAA_RX_PRIV_DATA_SIZE (fman_has_errata_a050385() ? \
> > +			(DPAA_A050385_ALIGN -
> (DPAA_PARSE_RESULTS_SIZE\
> > +			 + DPAA_TIME_STAMP_SIZE +
> DPAA_HASH_RESULTS_SIZE)) : \
> > +			(DPAA_TX_PRIV_DATA_SIZE +
> dpaa_rx_extra_headroom))
> 
> This expressions is highly unreadable, please refactor. Maybe separate
> defines for errata and non-errata, and one for the ternary operator?

Will clean it up. Thanks.

> >  #else
> >  #define DPAA_RX_PRIV_DATA_SIZE	(u16)(DPAA_TX_PRIV_DATA_SIZE + \
> >  					dpaa_rx_extra_headroom)