Change in max_std_mtu of if_bnxreg to 9000 (and appropriate max eth mtu to 9018, etc) didnt make mtu to be allowed higher than 1500 via ifconfig (invalid argument error). Moreover max hw mtu is still displayed as 1500 in ifconfig bnx hwfeatures.
Maybe i missed something? Птн 25 Июл 2014 14:43:30 +0400, def <d...@fromru.com> написал: > ok doing 'make' for bnx mtu right now. > I knew that its configurable via rebuild, but if standard max value was not > set by 5.5, does it mean that it can be turn on safely for kernel or for hw > tx/rx rings, memory pages, etc..? > > I have some time before install the box to production, so i can try 57711 a > little. > As i understood it will be done in 5.6 as stable driver? > > Птн 25 Июл 2014 10:53:34 +0400, David Gwynne <da...@gwynne.id.au> написал: > > On 24 Jul 2014, at 19:37, def <d...@fromru.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi! > > > > > > Currently using 5.5-stable and It seems (as per hwfeatures) that driver > > > for BCM 5709 (1GE dual port adapter) > > > doesnt support jumbo frames at all which is critical for activation mpls > > > on bnx. > > > The card supports jumbo itself. > > > Return invalid argument when trying to setup jumbo via ifconfig. > > > is there an way to reach the high mtu values? > > > > yes. from memory it just required the use of vi and make. > > > > > Also, simple question - is the driver for Broadcom 10GE dual port adapter > > > BCM 57711 availiable ? > > > Cant see detected card in dmesg, but googled that someone seen that. > > > > i started working on that and got distracted. > > > > ill see if i can dig the bnx jumbo diff out. it wont make 5.6 but you can > > try it out if you want. > > -- > --
