Re: [RFC PATCH net-next v2 0/6] net: xilinx: axienet: Enable adaptive IRQ coalescing with DIM

Sean Anderson
2024-09-10T14:30:41Z

On 9/9/24 21:34, Nelson, Shannon wrote:
> On 9/9/2024 4:52 PM, Sean Anderson wrote:
>>
>> To improve performance without sacrificing latency under low load,
>> enable DIM. While I appreciate not having to write the library myself, I
>> do think there are many unusual aspects to DIM, as detailed in the last
>> patch.
>>
>> This series depends on [1-2] and is therefore marked RFC. This series is
>> otherwise ready to merge.
>>
>> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20240909230908.1319982-1-sean.anderson@linux.dev/
>> [2] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20240909231904.1322387-1-sean.anderson@linux.dev/
>>
>> Changes in v2:
>> - Add some symbolic constants for IRQ delay timer
>> - Report an error for bad coalesce settings
>> - Don't use spin_lock_irqsave when we know the context
>> - Split the CR calculation refactor from runtime coalesce settings
>>    adjustment support for easier review.
>> - Have axienet_update_coalesce_rx/tx take the cr value/mask instead of
>>    calculating it with axienet_calc_cr. This will make it easier to add
>>    partial updates in the next few commits.
>> - Get coalesce parameters from driver state
>> - Don't take the RTNL in axienet_rx_dim_work to avoid deadlock. Instead,
>>    calculate a partial cr update that axienet_update_coalesce_rx can
>>    perform under a spin lock.
>> - Use READ/WRITE_ONCE when accessing/modifying rx_irqs
>>
>> Sean Anderson (6):
>>    net: xilinx: axienet: Add some symbolic constants for IRQ delay timer
>>    net: xilinx: axienet: Report an error for bad coalesce settings
>>    net: xilinx: axienet: Combine CR calculation
>>    net: xilinx: axienet: Support adjusting coalesce settings while
>>      running
>>    net: xilinx: axienet: Get coalesce parameters from driver state
>>    net: xilinx: axienet: Enable adaptive IRQ coalescing with DIM
>>
>>   drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/Kconfig           |   1 +
>>   drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet.h  |  31 +-
>>   .../net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c | 320 ++++++++++++++----
>>   3 files changed, 273 insertions(+), 79 deletions(-)
>>
>> --
>> 2.35.1.1320.gc452695387.dirty
>>
>>
>
> Except for a couple of comment nits pointed out in 3/6 and 6/6, this set seems reasonable.
>
> Reviewed by: Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@amd.com>
>
>

Thanks. I'll address these for v3.

--Sean