Re: [PATCH net] ravb: expand rx descriptor data to accommodate hw checksum

[Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@cogentembedded.com>]

Hello!

On 01/11/2019 06:48 PM, Simon Horman wrote:

>>>>> EtherAVB may provide a checksum of packet data appended to packet data. In
>>>>> order to allow this checksum to be received by the host descriptor data
>>>>> needs to be enlarged by 2 bytes to accommodate the checksum.
>>>>>
>>>>> In the case of MTU-sized packets without a VLAN tag the
>>>>> checksum were already accommodated by virtue of the space reserved for the
>>>>> VLAN tag. However, a packet of MTU-size with a  VLAN tag consumed all
>>>>> packet data space provided by a descriptor leaving no space for the
>>>>> trailing checksum.
>>>>
>>>>    Wait! The gen3 manual is rather clear about the auto-checksumming not working
>>>> right in the presence of the VLAN tag. Where do you check for that case?
>>>
>>> In my testing on E3 this works correctly. Which portion of
>>> the manual are you referring to?
>>
>>    Section 50.4.1 in R-Car Series, 3rd Generation User’s Manual: Hardware, Rev 1.00,
>> section 45A.3.14.1 in R-Car Series, 2nd Generation User’s Manual: Hardware, Rev 2.00.
>>    The problem is that the checksum is always calculated starting at byte
>> 14, i.e.  amidst the VLAN header (if present).
> 
> Yes, I understand that. What I'm unclear on is why that is a problem.
> Empirically I have observed that RX csum offload works in the presence
> of a VLAN tag and offers a significant benefit in terms of reduced CPU
> utilisation.

   OK, after having looked a the networking code, I agree there shouldn't be issues
with VLAN packets.

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MBR, Sergei