[U-Boot] [PATCH] ppc4xx/POST: Change ethernet test loop count to a default of 10

[U-Boot] [PATCH] ppc4xx/POST: Change ethernet test loop count to a default of 10

[Stefan Roese]

This patch changes the PPC4xx ethernet POST loop test count from
currently 192 (256 - 64) to a default of 10. While doing this the max
frame size is increased. Each loop run uses a different frame size,
starting with a max of 1514 bytes, down to 64. The default loop
count of 10 can be overriden using CONFIG_SYS_POST_ETH_LOOPS in the
board config header.

The TEST_NUM loop has been removed as it was never used.

The main reason for this change is to reduce the boot time on boards
using this POST test, like the lwmon5 board. This change reduces the
boot time by about 600ms on the lwmon5 board.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de>
Cc: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
---
Wolfgang, I changed the loop to start with the max frame size (so that
this value is really used) and decrease the size to the min value. Testing
on lwmon5 showed that 1514 is the biggest value for this test to pass.

Let me know if you ack this patch version and I'll queue it for
next in my ppc4xx repository.

Thanks.

 post/cpu/ppc4xx/ether.c |   35 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 1 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/post/cpu/ppc4xx/ether.c b/post/cpu/ppc4xx/ether.c
index 7f44f38..c508670 100644
--- a/post/cpu/ppc4xx/ether.c
+++ b/post/cpu/ppc4xx/ether.c
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@
  * are transmitted. The configurable test parameters are:
  *   MIN_PACKET_LENGTH - minimum size of packet to transmit
  *   MAX_PACKET_LENGTH - maximum size of packet to transmit
- *   TEST_NUM - number of tests
+ *   CONFIG_SYS_POST_ETH_LOOPS - Number of test loops. Each loop
+ *     is tested with a different frame length. Starting with
+ *     MAX_PACKET_LENGTH and going down to MIN_PACKET_LENGTH.
+ *     Defaults to 10 and can be overriden in the board config header.
  */
 
 #include <post.h>
@@ -77,8 +80,12 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 #endif
 
 #define MIN_PACKET_LENGTH	64
-#define MAX_PACKET_LENGTH	256
-#define TEST_NUM		1
+#define MAX_PACKET_LENGTH	1514
+#ifndef CONFIG_SYS_POST_ETH_LOOPS
+#define CONFIG_SYS_POST_ETH_LOOPS	10
+#endif
+#define PACKET_INCR	((MAX_PACKET_LENGTH - MIN_PACKET_LENGTH) / \
+			 CONFIG_SYS_POST_ETH_LOOPS)
 
 static volatile mal_desc_t tx __cacheline_aligned;
 static volatile mal_desc_t rx __cacheline_aligned;
@@ -361,29 +368,27 @@ static int packet_check (char *packet, int length)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+	char packet_send[MAX_PACKET_LENGTH];
+	char packet_recv[MAX_PACKET_LENGTH];
 static int test_ctlr (int devnum, int hw_addr)
 {
 	int res = -1;
-	char packet_send[MAX_PACKET_LENGTH];
-	char packet_recv[MAX_PACKET_LENGTH];
 	int length;
-	int i;
 	int l;
 
 	ether_post_init (devnum, hw_addr);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < TEST_NUM; i++) {
-		for (l = MIN_PACKET_LENGTH; l <= MAX_PACKET_LENGTH; l++) {
-			packet_fill (packet_send, l);
+	for (l = MAX_PACKET_LENGTH; l >= MIN_PACKET_LENGTH;
+	     l -= PACKET_INCR) {
+		packet_fill (packet_send, l);
 
-			ether_post_send (devnum, hw_addr, packet_send, l);
+		ether_post_send (devnum, hw_addr, packet_send, l);
 
-			length = ether_post_recv (devnum, hw_addr, packet_recv,
-						  sizeof (packet_recv));
+		length = ether_post_recv (devnum, hw_addr, packet_recv,
+					  sizeof (packet_recv));
 
-			if (length != l || packet_check (packet_recv, length) < 0) {
-				goto Done;
-			}
+		if (length != l || packet_check (packet_recv, length) < 0) {
+			goto Done;
 		}
 	}
 
-- 
1.7.3.2

[U-Boot] [PATCH] ppc4xx/POST: Change ethernet test loop count to a default of 10

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Stefan Roese,

In message <1290795460-7097-1-git-send-email-sr@denx.de> you wrote:
> This patch changes the PPC4xx ethernet POST loop test count from
> currently 192 (256 - 64) to a default of 10. While doing this the max
> frame size is increased. Each loop run uses a different frame size,
> starting with a max of 1514 bytes, down to 64. The default loop
> count of 10 can be overriden using CONFIG_SYS_POST_ETH_LOOPS in the
> board config header.
> 
> The TEST_NUM loop has been removed as it was never used.
> 
> The main reason for this change is to reduce the boot time on boards
> using this POST test, like the lwmon5 board. This change reduces the
> boot time by about 600ms on the lwmon5 board.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de>
> Cc: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
> ---
> Wolfgang, I changed the loop to start with the max frame size (so that
> this value is really used) and decrease the size to the min value. Testing
> on lwmon5 showed that 1514 is the biggest value for this test to pass.
> 
> Let me know if you ack this patch version and I'll queue it for
> next in my ppc4xx repository.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
>  post/cpu/ppc4xx/ether.c |   35 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------
>  1 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

Acked-by: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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[U-Boot] [PATCH] ppc4xx/POST: Change ethernet test loop count to a default of 10

[Stefan Roese]

On Friday 26 November 2010 19:17:40 Stefan Roese wrote:
> This patch changes the PPC4xx ethernet POST loop test count from
> currently 192 (256 - 64) to a default of 10. While doing this the max
> frame size is increased. Each loop run uses a different frame size,
> starting with a max of 1514 bytes, down to 64. The default loop
> count of 10 can be overriden using CONFIG_SYS_POST_ETH_LOOPS in the
> board config header.
> 
> The TEST_NUM loop has been removed as it was never used.
> 
> The main reason for this change is to reduce the boot time on boards
> using this POST test, like the lwmon5 board. This change reduces the
> boot time by about 600ms on the lwmon5 board.

Applied to u-boot-ppc4xx/next. Thanks.
 
Cheers,
Stefan

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HRB 165235 Munich,  Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany
Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-0 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: office at denx.de