recompiling the driver. See the comments near the top of "if_em.h"
for descriptions of these delays. Four new loader tunables control
the system-wide default values:
hw.em.tx_int_delay
hw.em.rx_int_delay
hw.em.tx_abs_int_delay
hw.em.rx_abs_int_delay
The tunables are specified in microseconds. The valid range is
0-67108 usec., and 0 means that the timer is disabled.
There are also four new sysctls (actually, a set of four for each
"em" device in the system) to query and change the interrupt delays
after the system is up:
hw.em0.tx_int_delay
hw.em0.rx_int_delay
hw.em0.tx_abs_int_delay (not present for 82542/3/4 adapters)
hw.em0.rx_abs_int_delay (not present for 82542/3/4 adapters)
It seems to be OK to change these values even while the adapter is
passing traffic.
Approved by: Prafulla Deuskar <pdeuskar@FreeBSD.ORG>
MFC after: 4 weeks
Add sysctl's to display statistics/debug_info
Set WAIT_FOR_AUTONEG_DEFAULT to zero by default
Increment packet in/out statistics inline instead of every two seconds.
MFC after: 3 days
- Use htole* macros where appropriate so that the driver could work on non-x86 architectures
- Use m_getcl() instead of MGETHDR/MCLGET macros
Submitted by: sam (Sam Leffler)
- Added support for ITR (interrupt throttle register). This feature is available on
adapters based on 82545 and above
- Fixed problem with vlan support when traffic has priority bits set. (kern/45907)
PR: kern/45907
MFC after: 1 week
o don't strip the Ethernet header from inbound packets; pass packets
up the stack intact (required significant changes to some drivers)
o reference common definitions in net/ethernet.h (e.g. ETHER_ALIGN)
o track ether_ifattach/ether_ifdetach API changes
o track bpf changes (use BPF_TAP and BPF_MTAP)
o track vlan changes (ifnet capabilities, revised processing scheme, etc.)
o use if_input to pass packets "up"
o call ether_ioctl for default handling of ioctls
Reviewed by: many
Approved by: re
- Set RDTR to zero by default instead of 28.
- Fixed a problem with TX hangs with jumbo frames when number of fragments in the mbuf chain
is large.
- Added support for 82540EP based cards.
MFC after: 3 days
We are having panics with the driver under stress with jumbo frames.
Unfortunately we didnot catch it during our regular test cycle.
I am going to MFC the backout immediately.
descriptors. This simplifies code for jumbo frames.
- Cleaned up coding conventions to make code more unix-like.
- Cleaned up code in if_em_fxhw.c and if_em_phy.c.
Added relevant comments.
MFC after: 1 week
