On 11/16/12 04:26, Dave, Tushar N wrote:
>> Would you please help to fine the offset of max payload size in eeprom?
>> I'd like to have a try to modify it by ethtool.
> 
> It is defined using bit 8 of word 0x1A.
> Bit value 0 = 128B , bit value 1 = 256B

Hi Tushar,

I checked one of my server which Max Payload Size is 128:

# lspci -vvv -s 52:00.1
52:00.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet 
Controller (rev 06)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ 
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- 
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
        Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 266
        Region 0: Memory at dfea0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
        Region 1: Memory at dfe80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
        Region 2: I/O ports at 6020 [size=32]
        [virtual] Expansion ROM at d8120000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA 
PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold-)
                Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME-
        Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
                Address: 00000000fee00000  Data: 409a
        Capabilities: [e0] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00
                DevCap: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns, 
L1 <64us
                        ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE- FLReset-
                DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable+ Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ 
Unsupported+
                        RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
                        MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 4096 bytes
                DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr+ UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr- 
TransPend-
                LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x4, ASPM L0s, Latency L0 
<4us, L1 <64us
                        ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
                LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
                        ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
                LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x4, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ 
DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
        Capabilities: [100 v1] Advanced Error Reporting
                UESta:  DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- 
RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSViol-
                UEMsk:  DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- 
RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSViol-
                UESvrt: DLP+ SDES- TLP+ FCP+ CmpltTO+ CmpltAbrt+ UnxCmplt+ 
RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSViol-
                CESta:  RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
                CEMsk:  RxErr+ BadTLP+ BadDLLP+ Rollover+ Timeout+ NonFatalErr-
                AERCap: First Error Pointer: 14, GenCap- CGenEn- ChkCap- ChkEn-
        Capabilities: [140 v1] Device Serial Number 00-15-17-ff-ff-16-ed-86
        Kernel driver in use: e1000e
        Kernel modules: e1000e

And eeprom dump as below:

Offset          Values
------          ------
0x0000          00 15 17 16 ed 86 24 05 ff ff a2 50 ff ff ff ff 
0x0010          57 d4 07 74 2f a4 a4 11 86 80 a4 10 86 80 65 b1 
0x0020          08 00 a4 10 00 58 00 00 01 50 00 00 00 00 00 01 
0x0030          f6 6c b0 37 a6 07 03 84 83 07 00 00 03 c3 02 06 
0x0040          08 00 f0 0e 64 21 40 00 01 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 
0x0050          00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 
0x0060          00 01 00 40 1e 12 07 40 00 01 00 40 ff ff ff ff 


If I did not misunderstand, the value of offset 0x1a is 0x07a6, then the bit 8 
is 1, but 
my NIC's MPS is 128b, anything I'm wrong? 

Thanks,
Joe

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