Re: [PATCH] mvme147: use correct order of ram pages

Amos Kong
2014-05-28T13:58:20Z

On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 11:39:20AM +0200, Andreas Schwab wrote:
> Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> writes:
>
> >> -/* We have 16834 bytes of RAM for the init block and buffers. This places
> >> +/* We have 16384 bytes of RAM for the init block and buffers. This places
> >> * an upper limit on the number of buffers we can use. NetBSD uses 8 Rx
> >> * buffers and 2 Tx buffers.
> >> */
> >> +#define M147LANCE_RAM_SIZE 16384 /* 16K */
> >> #define LANCE_LOG_TX_BUFFERS 1
> >> #define LANCE_LOG_RX_BUFFERS 3
> >

#define TX_RING_SIZE (1 << LANCE_LOG_TX_BUFFERS)
#define RX_RING_SIZE (1 << LANCE_LOG_RX_BUFFERS)

> > BTW,I also find it fishy why the driver uses only 1+3 buffers, since more
> > RAM is available.
>
> It's 2^1+2^3.

tx & rx bufs aren't 2^1 + 2^3 = 10 pages.

Rx buffers and Tx buffers are included in 'struct lance_init_block'

volatile char tx_buf[TX_RING_SIZE][TX_BUFF_SIZE];
volatile char rx_buf[RX_RING_SIZE][RX_BUFF_SIZE];

volatile char tx_buf[2][1544];
volatile char rx_buf[8][1544];

RX_BUFF_SIZE = TX_BUFF_SIZE = 1554
So tx_buf takes 1544 * 2 bytes, rx_buf takes 1544 * 8 bytes

In drivers/net/ethernet/amd/mvme147.c:
=====================================
lp->lance.init_block = (struct lance_init_block *)(lp->ram); /* CPU addr */
lp->lance.lance_init_block = (struct lance_init_block*)(lp->ram); /* LANCE addr of same RAM */

init_block and lance_init_block are set same address

In drivers/net/ethernet/amd/a2065.c:
===================================
priv->init_block = (struct lance_init_block *)dev->mem_start;
priv->lance_init_block = (struct lance_init_block *)A2065_RAM;

The ram size (A2065_RAM_SIZE) is 0x8000 -> 8 pages -> order is 3

It seems original 3 is a right order, we need to fix the comments.
it's 2^3 * 4k = 32K = 32768 bytes.

But in drivers/net/ethernet/amd/hplance.c:
=========================================
#define HPLANCE_MEMOFF 0x8000 /* struct lance_init_block */
lp->lance.init_block = (struct lance_init_block *)(va + HPLANCE_MEMOFF); /* CPU addr */
^^^^ it skips 0x8000, that is for HPLANCE
lp->lance.lance_init_block = NULL; /* LANCE addr of same RAM */

We need 2 * 32k for lp->ram?

> Andreas.
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Amos.