On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 11:39:24AM +0000, Joao Pinto wrote:
>
> Hi Thierry,
>
> Às 11:32 AM de 3/21/2017, Thierry Reding escreveu:
> > On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 06:24:51PM +0000, Joao Pinto wrote:
> >> This patch adds the multiple queues configuration in the Device Tree.
> >> It was also created a set of structures to keep the RX and TX queues
> >> configurations to be used in the driver.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Joao Pinto <jpi...@synopsys.com>
> >> ---
> >> Changes v4->v5:
> >> - patch title update (stmicro replaced by stmmac)
> >> Changes v2->v4:
> >> - Just to keep up with patch-set version
> >> Changes v1->v2:
> >> - RX and TX queues child nodes had bad handle
> >>
> >> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/stmmac.txt | 40 ++++++++++
> >> .../net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c | 91
> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++
> >> include/linux/stmmac.h | 30 +++++++
> >> 3 files changed, 161 insertions(+)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/stmmac.txt
> >> b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/stmmac.txt
> >> index d3bfc2b..4107e67 100644
> >> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/stmmac.txt
> >> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/stmmac.txt
> >> @@ -72,6 +72,27 @@ Optional properties:
> >> - snps,mb: mixed-burst
> >> - snps,rb: rebuild INCRx Burst
> >> - mdio: with compatible = "snps,dwmac-mdio", create and register mdio bus.
> >> +- Multiple RX Queues parameters: below the list of all the parameters to
> >> + configure the multiple RX queues:
> >> + - snps,rx-queues-to-use: number of RX queues to be used in the driver
> >> + - Choose one of these RX scheduling algorithms:
> >> + - snps,rx-sched-sp: Strict priority
> >> + - snps,rx-sched-wsp: Weighted Strict priority
> >> + - For each RX queue
> >> + - Choose one of these modes:
> >> + - snps,dcb-algorithm: Queue to be enabled as DCB
> >> + - snps,avb-algorithm: Queue to be enabled as AVB
> >> + - snps,map-to-dma-channel: Channel to map
> >> +- Multiple TX Queues parameters: below the list of all the parameters to
> >> + configure the multiple TX queues:
> >> + - snps,tx-queues-to-use: number of TX queues to be used in the driver
> >> + - Choose one of these TX scheduling algorithms:
> >> + - snps,tx-sched-wrr: Weighted Round Robin
> >> + - snps,tx-sched-wfq: Weighted Fair Queuing
> >> + - snps,tx-sched-dwrr: Deficit Weighted Round Robin
> >> + - snps,tx-sched-sp: Strict priority
> >> + - For each TX queue
> >> + - snps,weight: TX queue weight (if using a weighted algorithm)
> >>
> >> Examples:
> >>
> >> @@ -81,6 +102,23 @@ Examples:
> >> snps,blen = <256 128 64 32 0 0 0>;
> >> };
> >>
> >> + mtl_rx_setup: rx-queues-config {
> >> + snps,rx-queues-to-use = <1>;
> >> + snps,rx-sched-sp;
> >> + queue0 {
> >> + snps,dcb-algorithm;
> >> + snps,map-to-dma-channel = <0x0>;
> >> + };
> >> + };
> >> +
> >> + mtl_tx_setup: tx-queues-config {
> >> + snps,tx-queues-to-use = <1>;
> >> + snps,tx-sched-wrr;
> >> + queue0 {
> >> + snps,weight = <0x10>;
> >> + };
> >> + };
> >> +
> >> gmac0: ethernet@e0800000 {
> >> compatible = "st,spear600-gmac";
> >> reg = <0xe0800000 0x8000>;
> >> @@ -104,4 +142,6 @@ Examples:
> >> phy1: ethernet-phy@0 {
> >> };
> >> };
> >> + snps,mtl-rx-config = <&mtl_rx_setup>;
> >> + snps,mtl-tx-config = <&mtl_tx_setup>;
> >> };
> >
> > That's kind of an odd placement for these nodes. Wouldn't they be better
> > located within the controller's device tree node, rather than referenced
> > by phandle? Making them children of the root node leaves them completely
> > without context.
> >
> > Thierry
> >
>
> I followed the same approach as "stmmac_axi_setup":
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next.git/tree/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/stmmac.txt
>
> I personally find it cleaner and easier to read.Okay, I see. I've never really seen this done, and I suspect the device tree maintainers would've objected to the AXI bindings, but looks like it fell through the cracks. Given that this has been upstream for a very long time now, it is what it is, and I suppose this is at least consistent. Thierry
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