From: "Théo Lebrun" <theo.lebrun@bootlin.com>
To: Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@microchip.com>,
Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea@tuxon.dev>,
Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@lunn.ch>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>,
Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com>,
Russell King <linux@armlinux.org.uk>
Cc: "Paolo Valerio" <pvalerio@redhat.com>,
"Conor Dooley" <conor@kernel.org>,
"Nicolai Buchwitz" <nb@tipi-net.de>,
"Vladimir Kondratiev" <vladimir.kondratiev@mobileye.com>,
"Gregory CLEMENT" <gregory.clement@bootlin.com>,
"Benoît Monin" <benoit.monin@bootlin.com>,
"Tawfik Bayouk" <tawfik.bayouk@mobileye.com>,
"Thomas Petazzoni" <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com>,
"Maxime Chevallier" <maxime.chevallier@bootlin.com>,
netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
"Théo Lebrun" <theo.lebrun@bootlin.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 10/11] net: macb: use context swapping in .set_ringparam()
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:39:13 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260401-macb-context-v1-10-9590c5ab7272@bootlin.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260401-macb-context-v1-0-9590c5ab7272@bootlin.com>
ethtool_ops.set_ringparam() is implemented using the primitive close /
update ring size / reopen sequence. Under memory pressure this does not
fly: we free our buffers at close and cannot reallocate new ones at
open. Also, it triggers a slow PHY reinit.
Instead, exploit the new context mechanism and improve our sequence to:
- allocate a new context (including buffers) first
- if it fails, early return without any impact to the interface
- stop interface
- update global state (bp, netdev, etc)
- pass buffer pointers to the hardware
- start interface
- free old context.
The HW disable sequence is inspired by macb_reset_hw() but avoids
(1) setting NCR bit CLRSTAT and (2) clearing register PBUFRXCUT.
The HW re-enable sequence is inspired by macb_mac_link_up(), skipping
over register writes which would be redundant (because values have not
changed).
The generic context swapping parts are isolated into helper functions
macb_context_swap_start|end(), reusable by other operations (change_mtu,
set_channels, etc).
Signed-off-by: Théo Lebrun <theo.lebrun@bootlin.com>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c | 89 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 82 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index 42b19b969f3e..543356554c11 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -2905,6 +2905,76 @@ static struct macb_context *macb_context_alloc(struct macb *bp,
return ctx;
}
+static void macb_context_swap_start(struct macb *bp)
+{
+ struct macb_queue *queue;
+ unsigned int q;
+ u32 ctrl;
+
+ /* Disable software Tx, disable HW Tx/Rx and disable NAPI. */
+
+ netif_tx_disable(bp->netdev);
+
+ ctrl = macb_readl(bp, NCR);
+ macb_writel(bp, NCR, ctrl & ~(MACB_BIT(RE) | MACB_BIT(TE)));
+
+ macb_writel(bp, TSR, -1);
+ macb_writel(bp, RSR, -1);
+
+ for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues; ++q, ++queue) {
+ queue_writel(queue, IDR, -1);
+ queue_readl(queue, ISR);
+ if (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_ISR_CLEAR_ON_WRITE)
+ queue_writel(queue, ISR, -1);
+ }
+
+ for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues; ++q, ++queue) {
+ napi_disable(&queue->napi_rx);
+ napi_disable(&queue->napi_tx);
+ }
+}
+
+static void macb_context_swap_end(struct macb *bp,
+ struct macb_context *new_ctx)
+{
+ struct macb_context *old_ctx;
+ struct macb_queue *queue;
+ unsigned int q;
+ u32 ctrl;
+
+ /* Swap contexts & give buffer pointers to HW. */
+
+ old_ctx = bp->ctx;
+ bp->ctx = new_ctx;
+ macb_init_buffers(bp);
+
+ /* Start NAPI, HW Tx/Rx and software Tx. */
+
+ for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues; ++q, ++queue) {
+ napi_enable(&queue->napi_rx);
+ napi_enable(&queue->napi_tx);
+ }
+
+ if (!(bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_MACB_IS_EMAC)) {
+ for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues;
+ ++q, ++queue) {
+ queue_writel(queue, IER,
+ bp->rx_intr_mask |
+ MACB_TX_INT_FLAGS |
+ MACB_BIT(HRESP));
+ }
+ }
+
+ ctrl = macb_readl(bp, NCR);
+ macb_writel(bp, NCR, ctrl | MACB_BIT(RE) | MACB_BIT(TE));
+
+ netif_tx_start_all_queues(bp->netdev);
+
+ /* Free old context. */
+
+ macb_free_consistent(old_ctx);
+}
+
static void gem_init_rx_ring(struct macb_context *ctx, unsigned int q)
{
struct macb_rxq *rxq = &ctx->rxq[q];
@@ -3819,9 +3889,10 @@ static int macb_set_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
struct kernel_ethtool_ringparam *kernel_ring,
struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
{
+ unsigned int new_rx_size, new_tx_size;
struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(netdev);
- u32 new_rx_size, new_tx_size;
- unsigned int reset = 0;
+ bool running = netif_running(netdev);
+ struct macb_context *new_ctx;
if ((ring->rx_mini_pending) || (ring->rx_jumbo_pending))
return -EINVAL;
@@ -3840,16 +3911,20 @@ static int macb_set_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
return 0;
}
- if (netif_running(bp->netdev)) {
- reset = 1;
- macb_close(bp->netdev);
+ if (running) {
+ new_ctx = macb_context_alloc(bp, netdev->mtu,
+ new_rx_size, new_tx_size);
+ if (IS_ERR(new_ctx))
+ return PTR_ERR(new_ctx);
+
+ macb_context_swap_start(bp);
}
bp->configured_rx_ring_size = new_rx_size;
bp->configured_tx_ring_size = new_tx_size;
- if (reset)
- macb_open(bp->netdev);
+ if (running)
+ macb_context_swap_end(bp, new_ctx);
return 0;
}
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-01 16:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-01 16:39 [PATCH net-next 00/11] net: macb: implement context swapping Théo Lebrun
2026-04-01 16:39 ` [PATCH net-next 01/11] net: macb: unify device pointer naming convention Théo Lebrun
2026-04-01 16:39 ` [PATCH net-next 02/11] net: macb: unify `struct macb *` " Théo Lebrun
2026-04-01 16:39 ` [PATCH net-next 03/11] net: macb: unify queue index variable naming convention and types Théo Lebrun
2026-04-01 16:39 ` [PATCH net-next 04/11] net: macb: enforce reverse christmas tree (RCT) convention Théo Lebrun
2026-04-01 16:39 ` [PATCH net-next 05/11] net: macb: allocate tieoff descriptor once across device lifetime Théo Lebrun
2026-04-02 11:14 ` Nicolai Buchwitz
2026-04-02 13:57 ` Théo Lebrun
2026-04-01 16:39 ` [PATCH net-next 06/11] net: macb: introduce macb_context struct for buffer management Théo Lebrun
2026-04-02 11:22 ` Nicolai Buchwitz
2026-04-02 14:11 ` Théo Lebrun
2026-04-01 16:39 ` [PATCH net-next 07/11] net: macb: avoid macb_init_rx_buffer_size() modifying state Théo Lebrun
2026-04-01 16:39 ` [PATCH net-next 08/11] net: macb: make `struct macb` subset reachable from macb_context struct Théo Lebrun
2026-04-01 16:39 ` [PATCH net-next 09/11] net: macb: introduce macb_context_alloc() helper Théo Lebrun
2026-04-01 16:39 ` Théo Lebrun [this message]
2026-04-01 20:17 ` [PATCH net-next 10/11] net: macb: use context swapping in .set_ringparam() Maxime Chevallier
2026-04-02 16:34 ` Théo Lebrun
2026-04-02 11:29 ` Nicolai Buchwitz
2026-04-02 16:31 ` Théo Lebrun
2026-04-03 9:03 ` Théo Lebrun
2026-04-01 16:39 ` [PATCH net-next 11/11] net: macb: use context swapping in .ndo_change_mtu() Théo Lebrun
2026-04-02 11:30 ` Nicolai Buchwitz
2026-04-02 11:35 ` [PATCH net-next 00/11] net: macb: implement context swapping Nicolai Buchwitz
2026-04-02 13:46 ` Théo Lebrun
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