Change the threshold number of descriptors used to trigger CMB writes.
The vendor reports that under certain conditions this will reduce the
number of unnecessary tx interrupts and improve rx performance.
This change is lifted directly from vendor version 1.2.40.2 of the L1
driver.
Signed-off-by: Jay Cliburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
drivers/net/atl1/atl1_main.c | 5 ++++-
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/atl1/atl1_main.c b/drivers/net/atl1/atl1_main.c
index 3b8f633..6aa2dc3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atl1/atl1_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atl1/atl1_main.c
@@ -917,7 +917,10 @@ static u32 atl1_configure(struct atl1_adapter *adapter)
iowrite32(value, hw->hw_addr + REG_DMA_CTRL);
/* config CMB / SMB */
- value = hw->cmb_rrd | ((u32) hw->cmb_tpd << 16);
+ value = (hw->cmb_tpd > adapter->tpd_ring.count) ?
+ hw->cmb_tpd : adapter->tpd_ring.count;
+ value <<= 16;
+ value |= hw->cmb_rrd;
iowrite32(value, hw->hw_addr + REG_CMB_WRITE_TH);
value = hw->cmb_rx_timer | ((u32) hw->cmb_tx_timer << 16);
iowrite32(value, hw->hw_addr + REG_CMB_WRITE_TIMER);
--
1.5.2.2
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