- Added loose RX MTU functionality to allow frames larger than 1500 bytes
to be accepted even though the interface MTU is set to 1500.
- Implemented new TCP header splitting/jumbo frame support which uses
two chains for receive traffic rather than the original single recevie
chain.
- Added additional debug support code.
errors (especially when jumbo frames are enabled or in low memory systems)
because the RX chain was corrupted when an mbuf was mapped to an unexpected
number of buffers.
- Fixed a problem that would cause kernel panics when an excessively
fragmented TX mbuf couldn't be defragmented and was released by
bce_tx_encap().
Approved by: re(hrs)
MFC after: 7 days
- Updated firmware to latest release (v3.4.8) to fix TSO + jumbo frame lockup
- Added MSI (hw.bce.msi_enable) and TSO (hw.bce.tso_enable) sysctls
- Fixed kernel panic when MSI is used and module is unloaded
- Added several new debug routines
- Removed slack space for RX/TX chains since it only covers sloppy coding
- Fixed a potential problem when programming jumbo MTU size in hardware
- Various other comment changes
MFC after: 4 weeks
Updated copyright date to 2007.
Tested with BCM5706 A3.
Added ID for BCM5708 B2.
Removed unused driver version string.
Modified BCE_PRINTF macro to automatically fill-in the sc pointer.
Fixed a kernel panic when the driver was loaded as a module from the
command-line because the MII bus pointer was null (i.e. the MII bus
hadn't been enumerated yet).
Added fix proposed by Vladimir Ivanov <wawa@yandex-team.ru> to prevent
driver state corruption when releasing the lock during the ISR in
bce_rx_intr() to send packets up the stack.
Added new TX chain and register read sysctl interfaces for debugging.
Cleaned up formatting for various other debug routines.
Added a new statistic maintained by firmware which tracks the number
of received packets dropped because no receive buffers are available.
If these drivers are setting M_VLANTAG because they are stripping the
layer 2 802.1Q headers, then they need to be re-inserting them so any
bpf(4) peers can properly decode them.
It should be noted that this is compiled tested only.
MFC after: 3 weeks
blade systems, such as the Dell 1955 and the Intel SBXD132.
Development hardware for this work was provided by Broadcom and iXsystems.
A SBXD132 blade for testing was provided by Iron Systems.
that piggybacks on bce_tick() callout.
- Instead of unconditionally resetting the controller, try to
skip the reset in case we got a pause frame, like em(4) did.
- Lock bce_tick() using callout_init_mtx().
Discussed with/Reviewed by: glebius, scottl, davidch
accidentally truncating off the VLAN tag field in the TX descriptor. Fix
this by splitting up the vlan_tag and flags fields into separate fields,
and handling them appropriately.
Sponsored by: Ironport
MFC After: 3 days
descriptor's mbuf pointer to see if the transmit ring is full. The
mbuf pointer is set only in the last descriptor of a
multi-descriptor packet. By relying on the mbuf pointers of the
earlier descriptors, the driver would sometimes overwrite a
descriptor belonging to a packet that wasn't completed yet. Also,
tx_chain_prod wasn't updated inside the loop, causing the wrong
descriptor to be checked after the first iteration. The upshot of
all this was the loss of some transmitted packets at medium to high
packet rates.
In bce_tx_encap, remove a couple of old statements that shuffled
around the tx_mbuf_map pointers. These now correspond 1-to-1 with
the transmit descriptors, and they are not supposed to be changed.
Correct a couple of inaccurate comments.
MFC after: 1 month
and TCP checksum offloading fine, it only has a problem with IP checksums on
IP fragments.. Barring a fix or workaround available from the hardware, the
real solution would be to have finer grained control in the stack over what
can and cannot be assisted in hardware.
kept unused in the ring. This check should probably be moved up to
bce_start_locked at some point, as it'll make the loop up there slightly
more efficient, and will eliminate a costly set of busdma operations when
the ring is full. But this works for now.
This makes all of my UDP torture tests work. I'll cautiously say that
it might even work for other users now. Feedback is appreciated.
- Use bus_dmamap_load_mbuf_sg() to eliminate the need for the callback and
all of the extra bookkeeping associated with it.
- Eliminate the bce_dmamap_arg structure and streamline the memory allocation
routines to not need it. This does change some of the debugging messages.
- Refactor the loop that fills the buffer descriptor so that it can be done
with a single set of logic in a single loop instead of two sets of logic.
- Eliminate the need to cache and pass descriptor indexes between the start
loop and the encap function.
- Change the start loop to always check the ifnet sendq for more work.
This significantly helps the driver withstand large UDP workloads, though
it's still not perfect. I suspect the remaining work lies with handling
the OACTIVE flag, and also in possibly streamlining the interrupt handler
some. It is, however, nearly on par with the other popular gigabit drivers
in terms of stability now.
of the chip to let ASF/IPMI firmware to respond to IPMI after attaching
and when the chip is down. David looked at it but could really say
what they right minimal config. stuff would be. It's not documented.
I figured this out via trial and error.
Reviewed by: davidch
m_pkthdr.ether_vlan. The presence of the M_VLANTAG flag on the mbuf
signifies the presence and validity of its content.
Drivers that support hardware VLAN tag stripping fill in the received
VLAN tag (containing both vlan and priority information) into the
ether_vtag mbuf packet header field:
m->m_pkthdr.ether_vtag = vlan_id; /* ntohs()? */
m->m_flags |= M_VLANTAG;
to mark the packet m with the specified VLAN tag.
On output the driver should check the mbuf for the M_VLANTAG flag to
see if a VLAN tag is present and valid:
if (m->m_flags & M_VLANTAG) {
... = m->m_pkthdr.ether_vtag; /* htons()? */
... pass tag to hardware ...
}
VLAN tags are stored in host byte order. Byte swapping may be necessary.
(Note: This driver conversion was mechanic and did not add or remove any
byte swapping in the drivers.)
Remove zone_mtag_vlan UMA zone and MTAG_VLAN definition. No more tag
memory allocation have to be done.
Reviewed by: thompsa, yar
Sponsored by: TCP/IP Optimization Fundraise 2005
- Removed updates to if_ibytes, if_obytes, if_imcasts, and if_omcasts.
These should not be handled by the driver.
- Add code to handle excessively fragmented mbufs when mapping TX frames.
Reviewed by: ps
Approved by: ps (mentor)
MFC after: 1 week
