From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Michael Chan" Subject: [PATCH -next 6/8] bnx2: Refine coalescing parameters. Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:20:48 -0700 Message-ID: <1250907650-24672-6-git-send-email-mchan@broadcom.com> References: <1250907650-24672-1-git-send-email-mchan@broadcom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org To: davem@davemloft.net Return-path: Received: from mms3.broadcom.com ([216.31.210.19]:4824 "EHLO MMS3.broadcom.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933151AbZHVCNr (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:13:47 -0400 In-Reply-To: <1250907650-24672-1-git-send-email-mchan@broadcom.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: - Set the USE_INT_PARAM bit so the rx-frames-irq and tx-frames-irq will take effect on 5709. - Increase the default rx-frames to reduce interrupt count. - Decrease the default rx-frames-irq and tx-frames-irq to catch more events during NAPI poll. All these will reduce interrupts without affecting latency. Signed-off-by: Michael Chan --- drivers/net/bnx2.c | 10 +++++----- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2.c b/drivers/net/bnx2.c index e025833..ea6e6b7 100644 --- a/drivers/net/bnx2.c +++ b/drivers/net/bnx2.c @@ -4921,7 +4921,7 @@ bnx2_init_chip(struct bnx2 *bp) } if (bp->flags & BNX2_FLAG_ONE_SHOT_MSI) - val |= BNX2_HC_CONFIG_ONE_SHOT; + val |= BNX2_HC_CONFIG_ONE_SHOT | BNX2_HC_CONFIG_USE_INT_PARAM; REG_WR(bp, BNX2_HC_CONFIG, val); @@ -7858,13 +7858,13 @@ bnx2_init_board(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct net_device *dev) bp->rx_csum = 1; - bp->tx_quick_cons_trip_int = 20; + bp->tx_quick_cons_trip_int = 2; bp->tx_quick_cons_trip = 20; - bp->tx_ticks_int = 80; + bp->tx_ticks_int = 18; bp->tx_ticks = 80; - bp->rx_quick_cons_trip_int = 6; - bp->rx_quick_cons_trip = 6; + bp->rx_quick_cons_trip_int = 2; + bp->rx_quick_cons_trip = 12; bp->rx_ticks_int = 18; bp->rx_ticks = 18; -- 1.5.6.GIT