On 01/24/2018 11:45 PM, James Smart wrote:
> The driver controls when the hardware sends completions that
> communicate consumption of elements from the WQ. This is done by
> setting a WQEC bit on a WQE.
> 
> The current driver sets it on every Nth WQE posting. However, the
> driver isn't clearing the bit if the WQE is reused. Thus, if the
> queue depth isn't evenly divisible by N, with enough time, it can
> be set on every element, creating a lot of overhead and risking
> CQ full conditions.
> 
> Correct by clearing the bit when not setting it on an Nth element.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dick Kennedy <dick.kenn...@broadcom.com>
> Signed-off-by: James Smart <james.sm...@broadcom.com>
> ---
>  drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
> index 5f5528a12308..149f21f53b13 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
> @@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ lpfc_sli4_wq_put(struct lpfc_queue *q, union lpfc_wqe 
> *wqe)
>       /* set consumption flag every once in a while */
>       if (!((q->host_index + 1) % q->entry_repost))
>               bf_set(wqe_wqec, &wqe->generic.wqe_com, 1);
> +     else
> +             bf_set(wqe_wqec, &wqe->generic.wqe_com, 0);
>       if (q->phba->sli3_options & LPFC_SLI4_PHWQ_ENABLED)
>               bf_set(wqe_wqid, &wqe->generic.wqe_com, q->queue_id);
>       lpfc_sli_pcimem_bcopy(wqe, temp_wqe, q->entry_size);
> 
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <h...@suse.com>

Cheers,

Hannes
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