On 2017/8/18 13:04, Tantilov, Emil S wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ding Tianhong [mailto:dingtianh...@huawei.com] >> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2017 5:39 PM >> To: Tantilov, Emil S <emil.s.tanti...@intel.com>; da...@davemloft.net; >> Kirsher, Jeffrey T <jeffrey.t.kirs...@intel.com>; keesc...@chromium.org; >> linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; sparcli...@vger.kernel.org; intel-wired- >> l...@lists.osuosl.org; alexander.du...@gmail.com; net...@vger.kernel.org; >> linux...@huawei.com >> Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2 2/2] net: ixgbe: Use new >> PCI_DEV_FLAGS_NO_RELAXED_ORDERING flag >> >> >> >> On 2017/8/17 22:17, Tantilov, Emil S wrote: >> >>>> ret_val = ixgbe_start_hw_generic(hw); >>>> >>>> -#ifndef CONFIG_SPARC >>>> - /* Disable relaxed ordering */ >>>> - for (i = 0; ((i < hw->mac.max_tx_queues) && >>>> - (i < IXGBE_DCA_MAX_QUEUES_82598)); i++) { >>>> - regval = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_DCA_TXCTRL(i)); >>>> - regval &= ~IXGBE_DCA_TXCTRL_DESC_WRO_EN; >>>> - IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_DCA_TXCTRL(i), regval); >>>> - } >>>> + if (!pcie_relaxed_ordering_enabled(adapter->pdev)) { >>> >>> As Alex mentioned there is no need for this check in any form. >>> >>> The HW defaults to Relaxed Ordering enabled unless it is disabled in >>> the PCIe Device Control Register. So the above logic is already done by >> HW. >>> >>> All you have to do is strip the code disabling relaxed ordering. >>> >> >> Hi Tantilov: >> >> I misunderstood Alex's suggestion, But I still couldn't find the logic >> where >> the HW disable the Relaxed Ordering when the PCIe Device Control Register >> disable it, can you point it out? > > If you look at the datasheet (82599) - the description of CTRL_EXT.RO_DIS > (bit 17, 0b): > > Relaxed Ordering Disable. When set to 1b, the device does not request any > relaxed > ordering transactions. When this bit is cleared and the Enable Relaxed > Ordering bit in > the Device Control register is set, the device requests relaxed ordering > transactions per queues as configured in the DCA_RXCTRL[n] and DCA_TXCTRL[n] > registers. > > So if you remove the code that clears the bits in DCA_T/RXCTRL relaxed > ordering should > be enabled by HW when the bus allows it. >
Great, Thanks for your explanation. > Thanks, > Emil > > > . >
