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Kim Phillips
a4f0c2ca8c [PATCH] Adapt ucc_geth driver to use new of_platform_device support
Include of_platform header, and use
new of_[un]register_platform_driver() fns.

Signed-off-by: Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@freescale.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:16:36 -05:00
Randy Dunlap
bca79eb7e7 [PATCH] sundance: use NULL for pointer
Use NULL instead of 0 for pointers (cures sparse warnings).

drivers/net/sundance.c:1106:16: warning: Using plain integer as NULL pointer
drivers/net/sundance.c:1652:16: warning: Using plain integer as NULL pointer

Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:16:36 -05:00
Amit S. Kale
cb8011ad53 [PATCH] NetXen: temp monitoring, newer firmware support, mm footprint reduction
NetXen: 1G/10G Ethernet Driver updates
	- Temparature monitoring and device control
	- Memory footprint reduction
	- Driver changes to support newer version of firmware

Signed-off-by: Amit S. Kale <amitkale@netxen.com>

 netxen_nic.h          |  165 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 netxen_nic_ethtool.c  |   89 ++++++++++++------
 netxen_nic_hdr.h      |   71 +++++++++++++-
 netxen_nic_hw.c       |  206 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 netxen_nic_hw.h       |    8 +
 netxen_nic_init.c     |  239 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 netxen_nic_ioctl.h    |   12 +-
 netxen_nic_isr.c      |   54 +++++------
 netxen_nic_main.c     |  121 +++++++++++++++++--------
 netxen_nic_niu.c      |  172 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 netxen_nic_phan_reg.h |   24 ++++-
 11 files changed, 891 insertions(+), 270 deletions(-)
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:16:36 -05:00
Amit S. Kale
edf9016381 [PATCH] NetXen: Fixed /sys mapping between device and driver
Signed-off-by: Amit S. Kale <amitkale@netxen.com>

 netxen_nic_main.c |    3 ++-
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:16:36 -05:00
Larry Finger
38e3a6466f [PATCH] softmac: reduce scan debug output
When scanning in debug mode, softmac is very chatty in that it puts
3 lines in the logs for each time it scans. This patch has only one
line containing all the information previously reported.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:06 -05:00
Daniel Drake
718cc4ca2b [PATCH] ieee80211: Provide generic get_stats implementation
bcm43xx and ipw2100 currently duplicate the same simplistic get_stats
handler.  Additionally, zd1211rw requires the same handler to fix a
bug where all stats are reported as 0.

This patch adds a generic implementation to the ieee80211 layer,
which drivers are free to override.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Drake <dsd@gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:05 -05:00
Daniel Drake
b1382edef9 [PATCH] zd1211rw: Use softmac ERP handling functionality
This adds zd1211rw driver support for the softmac functionality I
added a while back. We now obey changes in basic rates, use short
preamble if it is available (but long if the AP says it's not),
and send self-CTS in the proper situations.

Locking fixed and improved by Ulrich Kunitz.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Drake <dsd@gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:05 -05:00
Daniel Drake
b1cd84167b [PATCH] zd1211rw: Rename cs_rate to zd_rate
These controlset rate constants are also applicable in places outside
the controlset, such as in the RTS/CTS control register.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Drake <dsd@gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:05 -05:00
Daniel Drake
35f2c7c0ce [PATCH] zd1211rw: Allow channels 1-13 in Japan
Eric Goff found that he could not use his ZD1211 device which is
programmed for the Japan regulatory domain. It turns out that ZyDAS
deviate from the spec here: they do not use the newer Japan region code
(0x41) but their drivers do operate as if the newer Japan legal
frequency range is in effect.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Drake <dsd@gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:05 -05:00
Ulrich Kunitz
850c211ce6 [PATCH] zd1211rw: Optimized handling of zero length entries in length info
There are a high number of split USB transactions, which contain
only one packet but have a length info field. This patch optimizes
this code by stopping parsing the length info structure if a zero
length field is encountered.

Signed-off-by: Ulrich Kunitz <kune@deine-taler.de>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Drake <dsd@gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:05 -05:00
Ulrich Kunitz
741fec53f2 [PATCH] zd1211rw: cleanups
Bit-field constants in zd_chip.h are now defined using a shift expression.
The value 0x08 is now (1 << 3). The fix is intended to improve readability.

Remove misleading comment in zd_mac.c: The function already returns -EPERM
in managed mode (IW_MODE_INFRA).

Remove unused code in zd_mac.c: The unused code intended for debugging
rx_status values is no longer useful.

Added dump_stack() to ZD_ASSERT macro: Output of the stack helps to debug
assertions. Keep in mind that the ZD_ASSERT() macro only results in code,
if DEBUG is defined.

Improved comments for filter_rx()

zd_usb.c: Added driver name to module init and exit functions

Signed-off-by: Ulrich Kunitz <kune@deine-taler.de>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Drake <dsd@gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:05 -05:00
Daniel Drake
84bc715c46 [PATCH] zd1211rw: Remove IW_FREQ_AUTO support
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7399

zd1211rw's support for IW_FREQ_AUTO is broken: when specified, the driver
tries to change to a channel specified in an uninitialized integer. As
IW_FREQ_AUTO is hard to implement properly, the solution (at least for now)
is to drop support for it and start ignoring the flags like all other wireless
drivers do.

This has the added advantage that kismet also starts working with zd1211rw,
even though kismet requesting IW_FREQ_AUTO is also a bug (fixed in their svn)

Signed-off-by: Daniel Drake <dsd@gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:05 -05:00
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
571d6eee9b [PATCH] Check ieee80211softmac_auth_resp kmalloc result
And use kmemdup and kzalloc where applicable

Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@mandriva.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:05 -05:00
Daniel Drake
8e87295b95 [PATCH] zd1211rw: Add ID for Belkin F5D7050 v4000
zd1211b chip 050d:705c v4810 high 00-17-3f AL2230_RF pa0 g--N

Tested by Bryan Barnard

Signed-off-by: Daniel Drake <dsd@gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:05 -05:00
Daniel Drake
229782a336 [PATCH] zd1211rw: Add ID for Planex GW-US54Mini
zd1211 chip 14ea:ab13 v4330 high 00-90-cc AL2230_RF pa0 g---

Tested by Tetsuya Yatagai.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Drake <dsd@gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:04 -05:00
John W. Linville
e72ba2d328 [PATCH] prism54: correct overly aggressive check of return from pci_set_mwi
Failure of pci_set_mwi should not be considered a fatal error.

Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:04 -05:00
Larry Finger
b6d2b1db06 [PATCH] bcm43xx: correct "Move IV/ICV stripping into ieee80211_rx"
In the patch sent by Daniel Drake under the title "[PATCH] ieee80211: Move
IV/ICV stripping into ieee80211_rx", a needed line was accidentally removed.

(NOTE: I'm pretty sure this was my fault, not Daniel's. -- JWL)

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:04 -05:00
Jeff Garzik
cefd9f7f12 Revert "[PATCH] Add support for Marvell 88e1111S and 88e1145"
This reverts commit 477c517903d57047150b01608149e02c6e9d83dd.

This patch depended on something that was not yet committed.
2006-12-02 00:12:04 -05:00
Haavard Skinnemoen
89e5785fc8 [PATCH] Atmel MACB ethernet driver
Driver for the Atmel MACB on-chip ethernet module.

Tested on AVR32/AT32AP7000/ATSTK1000. I've heard rumours that it works
with AT91SAM9260 as well, and it may be possible to share some code with
the at91_ether driver for AT91RM9200.

Hardware documentation can be found in the AT32AP7000 data sheet,
which can be downloaded from

http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/datasheets.asp?family_id=682

Changes since previous version:
  * Probe for PHY ID instead of depending on it being provided through
    platform_data.
  * Grab initial ethernet address from the MACB registers instead
    of depending on platform_data.
  * Set MII/RMII mode correctly.

These changes are mostly about making the driver more compatible with
the at91 infrastructure.

Signed-off-by: Haavard Skinnemoen <hskinnemoen@atmel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:12:04 -05:00
Krzysztof Halasa
b690bdef7c [PATCH] WAN: DSCC4 driver requires generic HDLC
Another thing, reported recently to me by several people - DSCC4 WAN
driver now (and perhaps for the last couple of years+) requires the
generic HDLC. I've fixed the Kconfig and moved the DSCC4 option
under CONFIG_HDLC so it's consistent visually.

Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Halasa <khc@pm.waw.pl>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:12:03 -05:00
Zang Roy-r61911
5e123b844a [PATCH] Add tsi108/9 On Chip Ethernet device driver support
Add tsi108/9 on chip Ethernet controller driver support.

The driver code collects the feedback of previous posting form the mailing
list and gives the update.

MPC7448HPC2 platform in arch/powerpc uses tsi108 bridge.

The following is a brief description of the Ethernet controller:

The Tsi108/9 Ethernet Controller connects Switch Fabric to two independent
Gigabit Ethernet ports,E0 and E1.  It uses a single Management interface to
manage the two physical connection devices (PHYs).  Each Ethernet port has
its own statistics monitor that tracks and reports key interface
statistics.  Each port supports a 256-entry hash table for address
filtering.  In addition, each port is bridged to the Switch Fabric through
a 2-Kbyte transmit FIFO and a 4-Kbyte Receive FIFO.

Each Ethernet port also has a pair of internal Ethernet DMA channels to
support the transmit and receive data flows.  The Ethernet DMA channels use
descriptors set up in memory, the memory map of the device, and access via
the Switch Fabric.  The Ethernet Controller’s DMA arbiter handles
arbitration for the Switch Fabric.  The Controller also has a register bus
interface for register accesses and status monitor control.

The PMD (Physical Media Device) interface operates in MII, GMII, or TBI
modes.  The MII mode is used for connecting with 10 or 100 Mbit/s PMDs.
The GMII and TBI modes are used to connect with Gigabit PMDs.  Internal
data flows to and from the Ethernet Controller through the Switch Fabric.
Each

Ethernet port uses its transmit and receive DMA channels to manage data
flows through buffer descriptors that are predefined by the system (the
descriptors can exist anywhere in the system memory map).  These
descriptors are data structures that point to buffers filled with data
ready to transmit over Ethernet, or they point to empty buffers ready to
receive data from Ethernet.

Signed-off-by: Alexandre Bounine <Alexandre.Bounine@tundra.com>
Signed-off-by: Roy Zang	<tie-fei.zang@freescale.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:12:03 -05:00
Jesse Huang
31f817e9d6 [PATCH] sundance: solve host error problem in low performance embedded system when continune down and up
Solve host error problem in low performance embedded system when continune
down and up.  It will cause IP100A DMA TargetAbort.  So we need more safe
process to up and down IP100A with wait hardware completely stop and software
cur_tx/ dirty_tx/cur_task/last_tx be clear.

Signed-off-by: Jesse Huang <jesse@icplus.com.tw>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:12:03 -05:00
Andrew Morton
d0bb53e102 e1000 linkage fix
ia64:

 drivers/built-in.o(.text+0xd9a72): In function `e1000_xmit_frame':
 : undefined reference to `csum_ipv6_magic'

Cc: Auke Kok <auke-jan.h.kok@intel.com>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:12:03 -05:00
Andy Fleming
95d21ff4c6 [PATCH] Add support for Marvell 88e1111S and 88e1145
This patch requires the new support for configurable PHY
interfaces.

Changes include:
* New support for 88e1145
* New support for 88e111s
* Fixing 88e1101 driver to not match non-88e1101 PHYs
* Increases in feature support across Marvell PHY product line
* Fixes a bunch of whitespace issues found by Lindent

Signed-off-by: Andrew Fleming <afleming@freescale.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:12:03 -05:00
Vitaly Wool
f2d71c2d80 [PATCH] add netpoll support for gianfar: respin
The patch inlined below adds NET_POLL_CONTROLLER support for gianfar network driver, slightly modified wrt the comments from Andy Fleming.

 drivers/net/gianfar.c |   33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+)

Signed-off-by: Vitaly Wool <vwool@ru.mvista.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:12:03 -05:00
John W. Linville
02e0e5e935 [PATCH] wireless: clean-up some "check return code" warnings
Clean-up some warnings from missing return code checks, mostly from
calling pci_enable_device during a PCI resume.

Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:03 -05:00
Larry Finger
5398d5901d [PATCH] ieee80211softmac: fix verbosity when debug disabled
SoftMAC contains a number of debug-type messages that continue to print
even when debugging is turned off. This patch substitutes dprintkl for
printkl for those lines.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Acked-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:03 -05:00
Larry Finger
7f424ff482 [PATCH] bcm43xx: Remove useless core enable/disable messages
In the softmac version of bcm43xx, the core scan logs whether each core is
enabled or disabled. This information is useless as one of the next steps
is to enable all cores. This patch removes this output from the log.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:02 -05:00
Larry Finger
08c3103a56 [PATCH] bcm43xx: remove badness variable and related routine
When the periodic work function in bcm43xx was converted for voluntary preemption
to reduce latency, a new function was created to estimate the "badness" of
each step, and this quantity was used to determine if preemption should be
enabled when periodic work was undertaken. This concept was quite useful
while debugging of periodic work was in progress. Now that this routine
seems to be working correctly, it is time to simplify the code. This
patch keeps the functionality intact, but simplifies the code.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:02 -05:00
Jeff Garzik
1494a81410 [netdrvr] netxen: build fixes
Most contributed and Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
with some from me as well.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:12:02 -05:00
Jesse Huang
acd70c2bfd [PATCH] sundance: correct initial and close hardware step.
Correct initial and close hardware step.  In some embedded system down and up
IP100A will cause DMA crash.  We add some for safe down and up IP100A.

Signed-off-by: Jesse Huang <jesse@icplus.com.tw>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:12:02 -05:00
Andy Fleming
6b655529c3 [PATCH] Fixed a number of bugs in the PHY Layer
* genphy_update_link is now exported
* Added a fix from ncase@xes-inc.com which changes forcing so it
  only updates the link.  Otherwise, it never tries the lower
  values, since it is always overwriting the speed/duplex values
  with the current ones, rather than the intended ones.
* Fixed a bug where bringing up a PHY with no link caused it to
  timeout, and enter forcing mode.  Once in forcing mode,
  plugging in the link didn't autonegotiate.  Now the AN state
  detects the lack of link, and enters the NO_LINK state.  AN
  only times out if the link is up and AN fails
* Cleaned up the PHY_AN case, reducing one level of indentation
  for the timeout code.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:12:02 -05:00
Jesse Huang
2109f89f34 [PATCH] subdance: fix TX Pause bug (reset_tx, intr_handler)
Fix TX Pause bug (reset_tx, intr_handler).  When MaxCollisions occurred, need
to re-enable Tx.  But just after re-enable, MaxCollisions maybe occurred again
and with TxStatusOverflow.  This will cause driver can't check new
MaxCollisions to re-enable Tx again, because TxStatusOverflow.  For this
reason, after re-enable Tx, we need to make sure Tx was actually enabled.

Signed-off-by: Jesse Huang <jesse@icplus.com.tw>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:12:02 -05:00
Jesse Huang
e242040df1 [PATCH] sundance: remove TxStartThresh and RxEarlyThresh
For patent issue need to remove TxStartThresh and RxEarlyThresh.  This patent
is cut-through patent.  If use this function, Tx will start to transmit after
few data be move in to Tx FIFO.  We are not allow to use those function in
DFE530/DFE550/DFE580/DL10050/IP100/IP100A.  It will decrease a little
performance.

Signed-off-by: Jesse Huang <jesse@icplus.com.tw>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:12:02 -05:00
Komuro
ac7468e923 [PATCH] network: pcnet_cs: remove the code to change the E8390_CMD register from ei_watchdog()
Remove the code to change the E8390_CMD register from ei_watchdog().
The 8390-page is always 0 outside the spin_lock.

Signed-off-by: komurojun-mbn@nifty.com
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:12:02 -05:00
Ayaz Abdulla
f4344848f8 [PATCH] forcedeth: add support for new mcp67 device
Add support for the new mcp67 device into forcedeth.

Signed-off-by: Ayaz Abdulla <aabdulla@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:12:02 -05:00
Ayaz Abdulla
52d78d6331 [PATCH] forcedeth: add new NVIDIA pci ids
Add pci device ids for the NVIDIA MCP67 chip.

Signed-off-by: Ayaz Abdulla <aabdulla@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:12:01 -05:00
Ayaz Abdulla
c5cf9101fe [PATCH] forcedeth: add recoverable error support
This patch adds support to recover from a previously fatal MAC error. In
the past the MAC would be hung on an internal fatal error. On new
chipsets, the MAC has the ability to enter a non-fatal state and allow
the driver to re-init it.

Signed-Off-By: Ayaz Abdulla <aabdulla@nvidia.com>

Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:12:01 -05:00
Ayaz Abdulla
7e680c22c0 [PATCH] forcedeth: add mgmt unit support
This patch adds support for the mgmt unit in certain chipsets. The MAC
and the mgmt unit share the PHY and therefore proper intialization
procedures are needed for them to maintain coexistense.

Signed-Off-By: Ayaz Abdulla <aabdulla@nvidia.com>

Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:12:01 -05:00
Maciej W. Rozycki
b2e68aa337 [PATCH] defxx: Big-endian hosts support
The PDQ DMA engine requires a different byte-swapping mode for big-endian
hosts; also the MAC address which is read from a register through PIO has
to be byte-swapped.  These changes have been verified with DEFPA-DC (PCI)
boards and a Broadcom BCM91250A (MIPS CPU based) host.

Signed-off-by: Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@linux-mips.org>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:12:01 -05:00
Eric Sesterhenn
c3a9392e4f [PATCH] kmemdup() cleanup in drivers/net
hi,

replace open coded kmemdup() to save some screen space,
and allow inlining/not inlining to be triggered by gcc.

Signed-off-by: Eric Sesterhenn <snakebyte@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2006-12-02 00:12:01 -05:00
Francois Romieu
bf793295e1 r8169: perform a PHY reset before any other operation at boot time
Realtek's 8139/810x (0x8136) PCI-E comes with a touchy PHY.
A big heavy reset seems to calm it down.

Fix for http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7378.

Signed-off-by: Francois Romieu <romieu@fr.zoreil.com>
Signed-off-by: Darren Salt <linux@youmustbejoking.demon.co.uk>
2006-12-02 00:12:01 -05:00
Auke Kok
de3edab427 e1000: update README for e1000
Signed-off-by: Auke Kok <auke-jan.h.kok@intel.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:01 -05:00
Auke Kok
25006ac61e e1000: increment version to 7.3.15-k2
Signed-off-by: Auke Kok <auke-jan.h.kok@intel.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:01 -05:00
Jesse Brandeburg
835bb12983 e1000: add dynamic itr modes
Add a new dynamic itr algorithm, with 2 modes, and make it the default
operation mode. This greatly reduces latency and increases small packet
performance, at the "cost" of some CPU utilization. Bulk traffic
throughput is unaffected.

The driver can limit the amount of interrupts per second that the
adapter will generate for incoming packets. It does this by writing a
value to the adapter that is based on the maximum amount of interrupts
that the adapter will generate per second.

Setting InterruptThrottleRate to a value greater or equal to 100 will
program the adapter to send out a maximum of that many interrupts per
second, even if more packets have come in. This reduces interrupt
load on the system and can lower CPU utilization under heavy load,
but will increase latency as packets are not processed as quickly.

The default behaviour of the driver previously assumed a static
InterruptThrottleRate value of 8000, providing a good fallback value
for all traffic types,but lacking in small packet performance and
latency. The hardware can handle many more small packets per second
however, and for this reason an adaptive interrupt moderation algorithm
was implemented.

Since 7.3.x, the driver has two adaptive modes (setting 1 or 3) in
which it dynamically adjusts the InterruptThrottleRate value based on
the traffic that it receives. After determining the type of incoming
traffic in the last timeframe, it will adjust the InterruptThrottleRate
to an appropriate value for that traffic.

The algorithm classifies the incoming traffic every interval into
classes.  Once the class is determined, the InterruptThrottleRate
value is adjusted to suit that traffic type the best. There are
three classes defined: "Bulk traffic", for large amounts of packets
of normal size; "Low latency", for small amounts of traffic and/or
a significant percentage of small packets; and "Lowest latency",
for almost completely small packets or minimal traffic.

In dynamic conservative mode, the InterruptThrottleRate value is
set to 4000 for traffic that falls in class "Bulk traffic". If
traffic falls in the "Low latency" or "Lowest latency" class, the
InterruptThrottleRate is increased stepwise to 20000. This default
mode is suitable for most applications.

For situations where low latency is vital such as cluster or
grid computing, the algorithm can reduce latency even more when
InterruptThrottleRate is set to mode 1. In this mode, which operates
the same as mode 3, the InterruptThrottleRate will be increased
stepwise to 70000 for traffic in class "Lowest latency".

Setting InterruptThrottleRate to 0 turns off any interrupt moderation
and may improve small packet latency, but is generally not suitable
for bulk throughput traffic.

Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>
Cc: Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com>
Signed-off-by: Auke Kok <auke-jan.h.kok@intel.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:00 -05:00
Jesse Brandeburg
9ac9828442 e1000: add dynamic generic MSI interrupt routine
Add a generic MSI interrupt routine that is IO read-free, speeding up
MSI interrupt handling.

Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Auke Kok <auke-jan.h.kok@intel.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:00 -05:00
Auke Kok
04fedbfbc3 e1000: reorder e1000_param.c
This file needs some cleanups and reordering - logically order it
so that relevant defines and code are together with properly quoted
defaults.

Signed-off-by: Auke Kok <auke-jan.h.kok@intel.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:00 -05:00
Jesse Brandeburg
6a042dab19 e1000: Only set IDE for tx when we are using TIDV/TADV
Spec fix: don't set IDE unless we are actually setting the tx
int delay time.

Signed-off-by: Auke Kok <auke-jan.h.kok@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:00 -05:00
Jeff Kirsher
2df7d59f28 e1000: rename ICH8 flash macros
ICH8 will soon be followed by newer chipsets bearing the same acronym,
thus we remove the '8' and make it independent of the version number in
the platform name.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Auke Kok <auke-jan.h.kok@intel.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:00 -05:00
Jesse Brandeburg
fcfb122425 e1000: add queue restart counter
Add a netif_wake/start_queue counter to the ethtool statistics to indicated
to the user that their transmit ring could be too small for their workload.

Signed-off-by: Jesse brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>
Cc: Jamal Hadi <hadi@cyberus.ca>
Signed-off-by: Auke Kok <auke-jan.h.kok@intel.com>
2006-12-02 00:12:00 -05:00