netdev - Re: [PATCH RFC net-next 06/19] net: mvpp2: increase BM pool size to 2048 buffers

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Date:   Sun, 10 Jan 2021 18:13:11 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     stefanc@...vell.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com,
        davem@...emloft.net, nadavh@...vell.com, ymarkman@...vell.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kuba@...nel.org,
        linux@...linux.org.uk, mw@...ihalf.com, rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk,
        atenart@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC net-next  06/19] net: mvpp2: increase BM pool size to
 2048 buffers

On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 05:30:10PM +0200, stefanc@...vell.com wrote:
> From: Stefan Chulski <stefanc@...vell.com>
> 
> BM pool size increased to support Firmware Flow Control.
> Minimum depletion thresholds to support FC is 1024 buffers.
> BM pool size increased to 2048 to have some 1024 buffers
> space between depletion thresholds and BM pool size.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Chulski <stefanc@...vell.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2.h | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2.h
> index 89b3ede..8dc669d 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2.h
> @@ -851,8 +851,8 @@ enum mvpp22_ptp_packet_format {
>  #define MVPP22_PTP_TIMESTAMPQUEUESELECT	BIT(18)
>  
>  /* BM constants */
> -#define MVPP2_BM_JUMBO_BUF_NUM		512
> -#define MVPP2_BM_LONG_BUF_NUM		1024
> +#define MVPP2_BM_JUMBO_BUF_NUM		2048
> +#define MVPP2_BM_LONG_BUF_NUM		2048

Hi Stefan

Jumbo used to be 1/2 of regular. Do you know why?

It would be nice to have a comment in the commit message about why it
is O.K. to change the ratio of jumbo to regular frames, and what if
anything this does for memory requirements.

	 Andrew