On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 2:29 AM Andy Duan <fugang.d...@nxp.com> wrote: > > From: Kegl Rohit <keglro...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 > 10:27 PM > > Hello! > > > > We are using a imx6q platform. > > The fec interface is used to receive a continuous stream of custom / raw > > ethernet packets. The packet size is fixed ~132 bytes and they get sent > > every > > 250µs. > > > > While testing I observed spontaneous packet delays from time to time. > > After digging down deeper I think that the fec peripheral does not update > > the rx > > descriptor status correctly. > > I modified the queue_rx function which is called by the NAPI poll function. > > "no > > packet N" is printed when the queue_rx function doesn't process any > > descriptor. > > Therefore the variable N counts continuous calls without ready descriptors. > > When the current descriptor is ready&processed and moved to the next entry, > > then N is cleared again. > > Additionally an error is printed if the current descriptor is empty but the > > next > > one is already ready. In case this error happens the current descriptor and > > the > > next 11 ones are dumped. > > "C" ... current > > "E" ... empty > > > > [ 57.436478 < 0.020005>] no packet 1! > > [ 57.460850 < 0.024372>] no packet 1! > > [ 57.461107 < 0.000257>] ring error, current empty but next is not > > empty > > [ 57.461118 < 0.000011>] RX ahead > > [ 57.461135 < 0.000017>] 129 C E 0x8840 0x2c743a40 132 > > [ 57.461146 < 0.000011>] 130 0x0840 0x2c744180 132 > > [ 57.461158 < 0.000012>] 131 E 0x8840 0x2c7448c0 132 > > [ 57.461170 < 0.000012>] 132 E 0x8840 0x2c745000 132 > > [ 57.461181 < 0.000011>] 133 E 0x8840 0x2c745740 132 > > [ 57.461192 < 0.000011>] 134 E 0x8840 0x2c745e80 132 > > [ 57.461204 < 0.000012>] 135 E 0x8880 0x2c7465c0 114 > > [ 57.461215 < 0.000011>] 136 E 0x8840 0x2c746d00 132 > > [ 57.461227 < 0.000012>] 137 E 0x8840 0x2c747440 132 > > [ 57.461239 < 0.000012>] 138 E 0x8840 0x2c748040 132 > > [ 57.461250 < 0.000011>] 139 E 0x8840 0x2c748780 132 > > [ 57.461262 < 0.000012>] 140 E 0x8840 0x2c748ec0 132 > > [ 57.461477 < 0.000008>] no packet 2! > > [ 57.461506 < 0.000029>] ring error, current empty but next is not > > empty > > [ 57.461537 < 0.000031>] RX ahead > > [ 57.461550 < 0.000013>] 129 C E 0x8840 0x2c743a40 132 > > [ 57.461563 < 0.000013>] 130 0x0840 0x2c744180 132 > > [ 57.461577 < 0.000014>] 131 0x0840 0x2c7448c0 132 > > [ 57.461589 < 0.000012>] 132 0x0840 0x2c745000 132 > > [ 57.461601 < 0.000012>] 133 E 0x8840 0x2c745740 132 > > [ 57.461613 < 0.000012>] 134 E 0x8840 0x2c745e80 132 > > [ 57.461624 < 0.000011>] 135 E 0x8880 0x2c7465c0 114 > > [ 57.461635 < 0.000011>] 136 E 0x8840 0x2c746d00 132 > > [ 57.461645 < 0.000010>] 137 E 0x8840 0x2c747440 132 > > [ 57.461657 < 0.000012>] 138 E 0x8840 0x2c748040 132 > > [ 57.461668 < 0.000011>] 139 E 0x8840 0x2c748780 132 > > [ 57.461680 < 0.000012>] 140 E 0x8840 0x2c748ec0 132 > > [ 57.461894 < 0.000009>] no packet 3! > > [ 57.461926 < 0.000032>] ring error, current empty but next is not > > empty > > [ 57.461935 < 0.000009>] RX ahead > > [ 57.461947 < 0.000012>] 129 C E 0x8840 0x2c743a40 132 > > [ 57.461959 < 0.000012>] 130 0x0840 0x2c744180 132 > > [ 57.461970 < 0.000011>] 131 0x0840 0x2c7448c0 132 > > [ 57.461982 < 0.000012>] 132 0x0840 0x2c745000 132 > > [ 57.461993 < 0.000011>] 133 0x0840 0x2c745740 132 > > [ 57.462005 < 0.000012>] 134 E 0x8840 0x2c745e80 132 > > [ 57.462017 < 0.000012>] 135 E 0x8880 0x2c7465c0 114 > > [ 57.462028 < 0.000011>] 136 E 0x8840 0x2c746d00 132 > > [ 57.462039 < 0.000011>] 137 E 0x8840 0x2c747440 132 > > [ 57.462051 < 0.000012>] 138 E 0x8840 0x2c748040 132 > > [ 57.462062 < 0.000011>] 139 E 0x8840 0x2c748780 132 > > [ 57.462075 < 0.000013>] 140 E 0x8840 0x2c748ec0 132 > > [ 57.462289 < 0.000009>] no packet 4! > > [ 57.462316 < 0.000027>] ring error, current empty but next is not > > empty > > [ 57.462326 < 0.000010>] RX ahead > > [ 57.462339 < 0.000013>] 129 C E 0x8840 0x2c743a40 132 > > [ 57.462351 < 0.000012>] 130 0x0840 0x2c744180 132 > > [ 57.462362 < 0.000011>] 131 0x0840 0x2c7448c0 132 > > [ 57.462373 < 0.000011>] 132 0x0840 0x2c745000 132 > > [ 57.462384 < 0.000011>] 133 0x0840 0x2c745740 132 > > [ 57.462397 < 0.000013>] 134 0x0840 0x2c745e80 132 > > [ 57.462408 < 0.000011>] 135 0x0840 0x2c7465c0 132 > > [ 57.462421 < 0.000013>] 136 E 0x8840 0x2c746d00 132 > > [ 57.462431 < 0.000010>] 137 E 0x8840 0x2c747440 132 > > [ 57.462443 < 0.000012>] 138 E 0x8840 0x2c748040 132 > > [ 57.462454 < 0.000011>] 139 E 0x8840 0x2c748780 132 > > [ 57.462467 < 0.000013>] 140 E 0x8840 0x2c748ec0 132 > > [ 57.462697 < 0.000009>] no packet 5! > > [ 57.462730 < 0.000033>] ring error, current empty but next is not > > empty > > [ 57.462739 < 0.000009>] RX ahead > > [ 57.462752 < 0.000013>] 129 C E 0x8840 0x2c743a40 132 > > [ 57.462763 < 0.000011>] 130 0x0840 0x2c744180 132 > > [ 57.462775 < 0.000012>] 131 0x0840 0x2c7448c0 132 > > [ 57.462787 < 0.000012>] 132 0x0840 0x2c745000 132 > > [ 57.462799 < 0.000012>] 133 0x0840 0x2c745740 132 > > [ 57.462809 < 0.000010>] 134 0x0840 0x2c745e80 132 > > [ 57.462820 < 0.000011>] 135 0x0840 0x2c7465c0 132 > > [ 57.462830 < 0.000010>] 136 0x0840 0x2c746d00 132 > > [ 57.462842 < 0.000012>] 137 0x0840 0x2c747440 132 > > [ 57.462853 < 0.000011>] 138 E 0x8840 0x2c748040 132 > > [ 57.462864 < 0.000011>] 139 E 0x8840 0x2c748780 132 > > [ 57.462877 < 0.000013>] 140 E 0x8840 0x2c748ec0 132 > > [ 57.463093 < 0.000009>] no packet 6! > > [ 57.463120 < 0.000027>] RX ahead > > [ 57.463133 < 0.000013>] 129 C 0x0840 0x2c743a40 132 > > [ 57.463144 < 0.000011>] 130 0x0840 0x2c744180 132 > > [ 57.463155 < 0.000011>] 131 0x0840 0x2c7448c0 132 > > [ 57.463166 < 0.000011>] 132 0x0840 0x2c745000 132 > > [ 57.463179 < 0.000013>] 133 0x0840 0x2c745740 132 > > [ 57.463190 < 0.000011>] 134 0x0840 0x2c745e80 132 > > [ 57.463201 < 0.000011>] 135 0x0840 0x2c7465c0 132 > > [ 57.463213 < 0.000012>] 136 0x0840 0x2c746d00 132 > > [ 57.463224 < 0.000011>] 137 0x0840 0x2c747440 132 > > [ 57.463235 < 0.000011>] 138 0x0840 0x2c748040 132 > > [ 57.463245 < 0.000010>] 139 E 0x8840 0x2c748780 132 > > [ 57.463256 < 0.000011>] 140 E 0x8840 0x2c748ec0 132 > > [ 57.463695 < 0.000244>] rx 12 > > > > As you can see, the described error is catched and the ring is dumped. > > 9 descriptors got ready before the current descriptor is ready. > > After that the current descriptor got ready and 12 packets were processed at > > once. > > I could also observe cases where the ring (512 entries) got full before the > > current descriptor was cleared. > > And also cases where the current and next descriptor were not ready. > > [ 57.462752 < 0.000013>] 129 C E 0x8840 0x2c743a40 132 > > [ 57.462763 < 0.000011>] 130 E 0x0840 0x2c744180 132 > > [ 57.462775 < 0.000012>] 131 0x0840 0x2c7448c0 132 > > > > I am suspecting the errata: > > > > ERR005783 ENET: ENET Status FIFO may overflow due to consecutive short > > frames > > Description: > > When the MAC receives shorter frames (size 64 bytes) at a rate exceeding the > > average line-rate burst traffic of 400 Mbps the DMA is able to absorb, the > > receiver might drop incoming frames before a Pause frame is issued. > > Projected Impact: > > No malfunction will result aside from the frame drops. > > Workarounds: > > The application might want to implement some flow control to ensure the > > line-rate burst traffic is below 400 Mbps if it only uses consecutive small > > frames > > with minimal > > (96 bit times) or short > > Inter-frame gap (IFG) time following large frames at such a high rate. > > The limit does not exist for > > frames of size larger than 800 bytes. > > Proposed Solution: > > No fix scheduled > > Linux BSP Status: > > Workaround possible but not implemented in the BSP, impacting functionality > > as > > described above. > > > > Is the "ENET Status FIFO" some internal hardware FIFO or is it the > > descriptor > > ring. > > What would be the workaround when a "Workaround is possible"? > > > > I could only think of skipping/dropping the descriptor when the current is > > still > > busy but the next one is ready. > > But it is not easily possible because the "stuck" descriptor gets ready > > after a > > huge delay. > > > > Is this issue known already? Any suggestions? > > > > We don't see the issue. > > Yes, the IP has the errata on i.MX6Q, so the workaround is to enable HW flow > control. > Keep HW flow control is enabled on your networking connection to avoid FIFO > overrun happen. > > Regards, > Andy > > > > Thanks in advance
Ok, after rereading the errata I don't think that they are the problem. ERR004512 ENET: 1 Gb Ethernet MAC (ENET) system limitation. Here flow control should be the solution. We are using a 100MBit/s full duplex link and the generated test stream is only 4MBit/s, so this issue should not apply. ERR005783 ENET: ENET Status FIFO may overflow due to consecutive short frames. When the MAC receives shorter frames (size 64 bytes) at a rate exceeding the average line-rate burst traffic of 400 Mbps the DMA is able to absorb, the receiver might drop incoming frames before a Pause frame is issued. In this case the hardware flow control workaround will not help and a flow control has to be done at software protocol level.
