From: Javen <javen_xu@realsil.com.cn>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Cc: "hkallweit1@gmail.com" <hkallweit1@gmail.com>,
"nic_swsd@realtek.com" <nic_swsd@realtek.com>,
"andrew+netdev@lunn.ch" <andrew+netdev@lunn.ch>,
"davem@davemloft.net" <davem@davemloft.net>,
"edumazet@google.com" <edumazet@google.com>,
"kuba@kernel.org" <kuba@kernel.org>,
"pabeni@redhat.com" <pabeni@redhat.com>,
"horms@kernel.org" <horms@kernel.org>,
"netdev@vger.kernel.org" <netdev@vger.kernel.org>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [RFC Patch net-next v1 9/9] r8169: add support for ethtool
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:47:09 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <f7dfe0357c04466895080f2b9aae1b56@realsil.com.cn> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <c94f23f6-e353-4e88-af91-9e73d70d009d@lunn.ch>
>> +static int rtl8169_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
>> + struct ethtool_channels *ch) {
>> + struct rtl8169_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
>> + bool if_running = netif_running(dev);
>> + int i;
>> +
>> + if (!tp->rss_support && (ch->rx_count > 1 || ch->tx_count > 1)) {
>> + netdev_warn(dev, "This chip does not support multiple
>channels/RSS.\n");
>> + return -EOPNOTSUPP;
>> + }
>> +
>> + if (ch->rx_count == 0 || ch->tx_count == 0)
>> + return -EINVAL;
>> + if (ch->rx_count > tp->HwSuppNumRxQueues ||
>> + ch->tx_count > tp->HwSuppNumTxQueues)
>> + return -EINVAL;
>> + if (ch->other_count || ch->combined_count)
>> + return -EINVAL;
>> +
>> + if (ch->rx_count == tp->num_rx_rings &&
>> + ch->tx_count == tp->num_tx_rings)
>> + return 0;
>> +
>> + if (if_running)
>> + rtl8169_close(dev);
>
>I assume this releases all the memory from the rings?
>
>> +
>> + tp->num_rx_rings = ch->rx_count;
>> + tp->num_tx_rings = ch->tx_count;
>> +
>> + tp->rss_enable = (tp->num_rx_rings > 1 && tp->rss_support);
>> +
>> + for (i = 0; i < tp->HwSuppIndirTblEntries; i++) {
>> + if (tp->rss_enable)
>> + tp->rss_indir_tbl[i] = ethtool_rxfh_indir_default(i, tp-
>>num_rx_rings);
>> + else
>> + tp->rss_indir_tbl[i] = 0;
>> + }
>> +
>> + if (tp->rss_enable)
>> + tp->InitRxDescType = RX_DESC_RING_TYPE_RSS;
>> + else
>> + tp->InitRxDescType = RX_DESC_RING_TYPE_DEAFULT;
>> +
>> + if (if_running)
>> + return rtl_open(dev);
>
>And this tries to allocate the memory needed for the rings? And if the system
>is under memory pressure, it fails and your network is dead?
>
>Please modify the code so that is first allocated the new rings and then frees
>the old rings, so you can fail gracefully.
>
> Andrew
Thank you for your advice. I have updated the code accordingly. This patch is
based on RFC Patch net-next 9/9.
This patch fixes issues when using ethtool -L to change the number of RX rings.
Specifically, if allocating memory for the new RX rings fails, it now gracefully rolls
back to the original state.
Additionally, it fixes a bug where ping or iperf would fail after manually setting
8 RX rings (when the default suggested RSS queue number is only 1 or 2). This
was caused by a missing call to rtl_set_irq_mask, which is now added.
---
drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c | 101 +++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 90 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
index 57087abe7d88..4b2abd3deee0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
@@ -6116,6 +6116,8 @@ static void rtl8169_double_check_rss_support(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
if (tp->num_rx_rings >= 2) {
tp->rss_enable = 1;
tp->InitRxDescType = RX_DESC_RING_TYPE_RSS;
+ } else if (tp->num_rx_rings == 1 && tp->irq_nvecs > 1) {
+ tp->rss_enable = 0;
} else {
tp->rss_enable = 0;
if (tp->irq_nvecs > 1) {
@@ -6534,18 +6536,70 @@ static void rtl8169_get_channels(struct net_device *dev,
ch->combined_count = 0;
}
+static int rtl8169_realloc_rx(struct rtl8169_private *tp,
+ struct rtl8169_rx_ring *new_rx,
+ int new_count)
+{
+ int i, ret;
+
+ new_rx[0].rdsar_reg = RxDescAddrLow;
+ for (i = 1; i < new_count; i++)
+ new_rx[i].rdsar_reg = (u16)(RDSAR_Q1_LOW + (i - 1) * 8);
+
+ for (i = 0; i < new_count; i++)
+ new_rx[i].num_rx_desc = NUM_RX_DESC;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < new_count; i++) {
+ struct rtl8169_rx_ring *ring = &new_rx[i];
+
+ ring->RxDescAllocSize = (NUM_RX_DESC + 1) * sizeof(struct RxDesc);
+ ring->RxDescArray = dma_alloc_coherent(&tp->pci_dev->dev,
+ ring->RxDescAllocSize,
+ &ring->RxPhyAddr,
+ GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!ring->RxDescArray) {
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
+ goto err_free;
+ }
+
+ memset(ring->Rx_databuff, 0, sizeof(ring->Rx_databuff));
+ ret = rtl8169_rx_fill(tp, ring);
+ if (ret) {
+ dma_free_coherent(&tp->pci_dev->dev, ring->RxDescAllocSize,
+ ring->RxDescArray, ring->RxPhyAddr);
+ goto err_free;
+ }
+ }
+ return 0;
+
+err_free:
+ while (--i >= 0) {
+ rtl8169_rx_clear(tp, &new_rx[i]);
+ dma_free_coherent(&tp->pci_dev->dev, new_rx[i].RxDescAllocSize,
+ new_rx[i].RxDescArray, new_rx[i].RxPhyAddr);
+ }
+ return ret;
+}
+
static int rtl8169_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
struct ethtool_channels *ch)
{
struct rtl8169_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
bool if_running = netif_running(dev);
- int i;
+ struct rtl8169_rx_ring *new_rx;
+ u8 old_tx_desc_type = tp->InitRxDescType;
+ u8 new_desc_type;
+ bool new_rss_enable;
+ int i, ret;
if (!tp->rss_support && (ch->rx_count > 1 || ch->tx_count > 1)) {
netdev_warn(dev, "This chip does not support multiple channels/RSS.\n");
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
}
+ if (tp->features & RTL_FEATURE_MSI)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
if (ch->rx_count == 0 || ch->tx_count == 0)
return -EINVAL;
if (ch->rx_count > tp->HwSuppNumRxQueues ||
@@ -6558,13 +6612,39 @@ static int rtl8169_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
ch->tx_count == tp->num_tx_rings)
return 0;
- if (if_running)
- rtl8169_close(dev);
+ new_rss_enable = (ch->rx_count > 1 && tp->rss_support);
+ new_desc_type = new_rss_enable ? RX_DESC_RING_TYPE_RSS : RX_DESC_RING_TYPE_DEAFULT;
+ tp->InitRxDescType = new_desc_type;
+
+ if (!if_running) {
+ tp->num_rx_rings = ch->rx_count;
+ tp->rss_enable = new_rss_enable;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ new_rx = kcalloc(R8169_MAX_RX_QUEUES, sizeof(*new_rx), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!new_rx)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ ret = rtl8169_realloc_rx(tp, new_rx, ch->rx_count);
+ if (ret) {
+ kfree(new_rx);
+ tp->InitRxDescType = old_tx_desc_type;
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ netif_stop_queue(dev);
+ rtl8169_down(tp);
+
+ for (i = 0; i < tp->num_rx_rings; i++)
+ rtl8169_rx_clear(tp, &tp->rx_ring[i]);
+ rtl8169_free_rx_desc(tp);
tp->num_rx_rings = ch->rx_count;
- tp->num_tx_rings = ch->tx_count;
+ tp->rss_enable = new_rss_enable;
- tp->rss_enable = (tp->num_rx_rings > 1 && tp->rss_support);
+ memset(tp->rx_ring, 0, sizeof(tp->rx_ring));
+ memcpy(tp->rx_ring, new_rx, sizeof(*new_rx) * ch->rx_count);
for (i = 0; i < tp->HwSuppIndirTblEntries; i++) {
if (tp->rss_enable)
@@ -6573,13 +6653,12 @@ static int rtl8169_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
tp->rss_indir_tbl[i] = 0;
}
- if (tp->rss_enable)
- tp->InitRxDescType = RX_DESC_RING_TYPE_RSS;
- else
- tp->InitRxDescType = RX_DESC_RING_TYPE_DEAFULT;
+ rtl_set_irq_mask(tp);
+
+ rtl8169_up(tp);
+ netif_start_queue(dev);
- if (if_running)
- return rtl_open(dev);
+ kfree(new_rx);
return 0;
}
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-22 7:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-20 2:19 [RFC Patch net-next v1 0/9] r8169: add RSS support for RTL8127 javen
2026-04-20 2:19 ` [RFC Patch net-next v1 1/9] r8169: add some register definitions javen
2026-04-20 2:19 ` [RFC Patch net-next v1 2/9] r8169: add napi and irq support javen
2026-04-20 2:19 ` [RFC Patch net-next v1 3/9] r8169: add support for multi tx queues javen
2026-04-20 2:19 ` [RFC Patch net-next v1 4/9] r8169: add support for multi rx queues javen
2026-04-20 2:19 ` [RFC Patch net-next v1 5/9] r8169: add support for msix javen
2026-04-20 2:19 ` [RFC Patch net-next v1 6/9] r8169: enable msix for RTL8127 javen
2026-04-20 2:19 ` [RFC Patch net-next v1 7/9] r8169: add support and enable rss javen
2026-04-20 2:19 ` [RFC Patch net-next v1 8/9] r8169: move struct ethtool_ops javen
2026-04-20 14:33 ` Andrew Lunn
2026-04-20 2:19 ` [RFC Patch net-next v1 9/9] r8169: add support for ethtool javen
2026-04-20 13:10 ` Andrew Lunn
2026-04-22 7:47 ` Javen [this message]
2026-04-20 11:06 ` [RFC Patch net-next v1 0/9] r8169: add RSS support for RTL8127 FUKAUMI Naoki
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