From: Santiago Leon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Activates larger rx buffer pools when the MTU is changed to a larger
value. This patch de-activates the large rx buffer pools when the MTU
changes to a smaller value.
Signed-off-by: Santiago Leon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: Robert Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
We would like to take this patch through linuxppc-dev with the full
change set for this feature. We are copying netdev for review and ack.
---
drivers/net/ibmveth.c | 20 +++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
Index: b/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
===================================================================
--- a/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
@@ -1054,7 +1054,6 @@ static int ibmveth_change_mtu(struct net
{
struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter = dev->priv;
int new_mtu_oh = new_mtu + IBMVETH_BUFF_OH;
- int reinit = 0;
int i, rc;
if (new_mtu < IBMVETH_MAX_MTU)
@@ -1067,15 +1066,21 @@ static int ibmveth_change_mtu(struct net
if (i == IbmVethNumBufferPools)
return -EINVAL;
+ /* Deactivate all the buffer pools so that the next loop can activate
+ only the buffer pools necessary to hold the new MTU */
+ for (i = 0; i < IbmVethNumBufferPools; i++)
+ if (adapter->rx_buff_pool[i].active) {
+ ibmveth_free_buffer_pool(adapter,
+ &adapter->rx_buff_pool[i]);
+ adapter->rx_buff_pool[i].active = 0;
+ }
+
/* Look for an active buffer pool that can hold the new MTU */
for(i = 0; i<IbmVethNumBufferPools; i++) {
- if (!adapter->rx_buff_pool[i].active) {
- adapter->rx_buff_pool[i].active = 1;
- reinit = 1;
- }
+ adapter->rx_buff_pool[i].active = 1;
if (new_mtu_oh < adapter->rx_buff_pool[i].buff_size) {
- if (reinit && netif_running(adapter->netdev)) {
+ if (netif_running(adapter->netdev)) {
adapter->pool_config = 1;
ibmveth_close(adapter->netdev);
adapter->pool_config = 0;
@@ -1402,14 +1407,15 @@ const char * buf, size_t count)
return -EPERM;
}
- pool->active = 0;
if (netif_running(netdev)) {
adapter->pool_config = 1;
ibmveth_close(netdev);
+ pool->active = 0;
adapter->pool_config = 0;
if ((rc = ibmveth_open(netdev)))
return rc;
}
+ pool->active = 0;
}
} else if (attr == &veth_num_attr) {
if (value <= 0 || value > IBMVETH_MAX_POOL_COUNT)
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