X-Git-Url: https://git.openpandora.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=pandora-kernel.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=include%2Flinux%2Fethtool.h;h=3829712ccc054e129b9bc389b029367c28a17475;hp=c6e427ab65fe0a802878d1ebac438364956a44bf;hb=a27fc96b0317b732b68b5f781bbdeb56ab5082a8;hpb=0ea648441a189f6e3e90a25c74511738799a0c7a diff --git a/include/linux/ethtool.h b/include/linux/ethtool.h index c6e427ab65fe..3829712ccc05 100644 --- a/include/linux/ethtool.h +++ b/include/linux/ethtool.h @@ -117,99 +117,101 @@ struct ethtool_eeprom { __u8 data[0]; }; -/* for configuring coalescing parameters of chip */ +/** + * struct ethtool_coalesce - coalescing parameters for IRQs and stats updates + * @cmd: ETHTOOL_{G,S}COALESCE + * @rx_coalesce_usecs: How many usecs to delay an RX interrupt after + * a packet arrives. + * @rx_max_coalesced_frames: Maximum number of packets to receive + * before an RX interrupt. + * @rx_coalesce_usecs_irq: Same as @rx_coalesce_usecs, except that + * this value applies while an IRQ is being serviced by the host. + * @rx_max_coalesced_frames_irq: Same as @rx_max_coalesced_frames, + * except that this value applies while an IRQ is being serviced + * by the host. + * @tx_coalesce_usecs: How many usecs to delay a TX interrupt after + * a packet is sent. + * @tx_max_coalesced_frames: Maximum number of packets to be sent + * before a TX interrupt. + * @tx_coalesce_usecs_irq: Same as @tx_coalesce_usecs, except that + * this value applies while an IRQ is being serviced by the host. + * @tx_max_coalesced_frames_irq: Same as @tx_max_coalesced_frames, + * except that this value applies while an IRQ is being serviced + * by the host. + * @stats_block_coalesce_usecs: How many usecs to delay in-memory + * statistics block updates. Some drivers do not have an + * in-memory statistic block, and in such cases this value is + * ignored. This value must not be zero. + * @use_adaptive_rx_coalesce: Enable adaptive RX coalescing. + * @use_adaptive_tx_coalesce: Enable adaptive TX coalescing. + * @pkt_rate_low: Threshold for low packet rate (packets per second). + * @rx_coalesce_usecs_low: How many usecs to delay an RX interrupt after + * a packet arrives, when the packet rate is below @pkt_rate_low. + * @rx_max_coalesced_frames_low: Maximum number of packets to be received + * before an RX interrupt, when the packet rate is below @pkt_rate_low. + * @tx_coalesce_usecs_low: How many usecs to delay a TX interrupt after + * a packet is sent, when the packet rate is below @pkt_rate_low. + * @tx_max_coalesced_frames_low: Maximum nuumber of packets to be sent before + * a TX interrupt, when the packet rate is below @pkt_rate_low. + * @pkt_rate_high: Threshold for high packet rate (packets per second). + * @rx_coalesce_usecs_high: How many usecs to delay an RX interrupt after + * a packet arrives, when the packet rate is above @pkt_rate_high. + * @rx_max_coalesced_frames_high: Maximum number of packets to be received + * before an RX interrupt, when the packet rate is above @pkt_rate_high. + * @tx_coalesce_usecs_high: How many usecs to delay a TX interrupt after + * a packet is sent, when the packet rate is above @pkt_rate_high. + * @tx_max_coalesced_frames_high: Maximum number of packets to be sent before + * a TX interrupt, when the packet rate is above @pkt_rate_high. + * @rate_sample_interval: How often to do adaptive coalescing packet rate + * sampling, measured in seconds. Must not be zero. + * + * Each pair of (usecs, max_frames) fields specifies this exit + * condition for interrupt coalescing: + * (usecs > 0 && time_since_first_completion >= usecs) || + * (max_frames > 0 && completed_frames >= max_frames) + * It is illegal to set both usecs and max_frames to zero as this + * would cause interrupts to never be generated. To disable + * coalescing, set usecs = 0 and max_frames = 1. + * + * Some implementations ignore the value of max_frames and use the + * condition: + * time_since_first_completion >= usecs + * This is deprecated. Drivers for hardware that does not support + * counting completions should validate that max_frames == !rx_usecs. + * + * Adaptive RX/TX coalescing is an algorithm implemented by some + * drivers to improve latency under low packet rates and improve + * throughput under high packet rates. Some drivers only implement + * one of RX or TX adaptive coalescing. Anything not implemented by + * the driver causes these values to be silently ignored. + * + * When the packet rate is below @pkt_rate_high but above + * @pkt_rate_low (both measured in packets per second) the + * normal {rx,tx}_* coalescing parameters are used. + */ struct ethtool_coalesce { - __u32 cmd; /* ETHTOOL_{G,S}COALESCE */ - - /* How many usecs to delay an RX interrupt after - * a packet arrives. If 0, only rx_max_coalesced_frames - * is used. - */ + __u32 cmd; __u32 rx_coalesce_usecs; - - /* How many packets to delay an RX interrupt after - * a packet arrives. If 0, only rx_coalesce_usecs is - * used. It is illegal to set both usecs and max frames - * to zero as this would cause RX interrupts to never be - * generated. - */ __u32 rx_max_coalesced_frames; - - /* Same as above two parameters, except that these values - * apply while an IRQ is being serviced by the host. Not - * all cards support this feature and the values are ignored - * in that case. - */ __u32 rx_coalesce_usecs_irq; __u32 rx_max_coalesced_frames_irq; - - /* How many usecs to delay a TX interrupt after - * a packet is sent. If 0, only tx_max_coalesced_frames - * is used. - */ __u32 tx_coalesce_usecs; - - /* How many packets to delay a TX interrupt after - * a packet is sent. If 0, only tx_coalesce_usecs is - * used. It is illegal to set both usecs and max frames - * to zero as this would cause TX interrupts to never be - * generated. - */ __u32 tx_max_coalesced_frames; - - /* Same as above two parameters, except that these values - * apply while an IRQ is being serviced by the host. Not - * all cards support this feature and the values are ignored - * in that case. - */ __u32 tx_coalesce_usecs_irq; __u32 tx_max_coalesced_frames_irq; - - /* How many usecs to delay in-memory statistics - * block updates. Some drivers do not have an in-memory - * statistic block, and in such cases this value is ignored. - * This value must not be zero. - */ __u32 stats_block_coalesce_usecs; - - /* Adaptive RX/TX coalescing is an algorithm implemented by - * some drivers to improve latency under low packet rates and - * improve throughput under high packet rates. Some drivers - * only implement one of RX or TX adaptive coalescing. Anything - * not implemented by the driver causes these values to be - * silently ignored. - */ __u32 use_adaptive_rx_coalesce; __u32 use_adaptive_tx_coalesce; - - /* When the packet rate (measured in packets per second) - * is below pkt_rate_low, the {rx,tx}_*_low parameters are - * used. - */ __u32 pkt_rate_low; __u32 rx_coalesce_usecs_low; __u32 rx_max_coalesced_frames_low; __u32 tx_coalesce_usecs_low; __u32 tx_max_coalesced_frames_low; - - /* When the packet rate is below pkt_rate_high but above - * pkt_rate_low (both measured in packets per second) the - * normal {rx,tx}_* coalescing parameters are used. - */ - - /* When the packet rate is (measured in packets per second) - * is above pkt_rate_high, the {rx,tx}_*_high parameters are - * used. - */ __u32 pkt_rate_high; __u32 rx_coalesce_usecs_high; __u32 rx_max_coalesced_frames_high; __u32 tx_coalesce_usecs_high; __u32 tx_max_coalesced_frames_high; - - /* How often to do adaptive coalescing packet rate sampling, - * measured in seconds. Must not be zero. - */ __u32 rate_sample_interval; };