Bug#565404: linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64: atl1e: TSO is broken
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> On Tue, Apr 02, 2013 at 09:51:12PM +0000, Huang, Xiong wrote:
> > > The error vanishes as soon as I put a gso size limit of
> > > MAX_TX_BUF_LEN in the driver. MAX_TX_BUF_LEN seems to be
> arbitrary
> > > set to 0x2000. I can even raise it to 0x3000 and don't see any tcp
> > > retransmits. Do you have an advice on how to size this value (e.g. should
> we switch to the windows values)?
> > >
> >
> > Would you try 0x4000 ? because the buffer-length in TX descriptor is 14bits,
> 0x4000 exceeds max value.
> > Do you find any bug/issue on the code that calculate the length for each TX
> descriptor ?
>
> Setting MAX_TX_BUF_LEN to 0x4000
>
> [ 8949.833750] ATL1E 0000:04:00.0 p33p1: NIC Link is Up <100 Mbps Full
> Duplex> [ 8949.833783] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): p33p1: link
> becomes ready [ 8960.861557] ATL1E 0000:04:00.0 p33p1: PCIE DMA RW error
> (status = 0x5000400) [ 8960.866879] ATL1E 0000:04:00.0 p33p1: NIC Link is Up
> <100 Mbps Full Duplex> [ 8961.095266] ATL1E 0000:04:00.0 p33p1: PCIE DMA
> RW error (status = 0x5000400) [ 8961.100791] ATL1E 0000:04:00.0 p33p1: NIC
> Link is Up <100 Mbps Full Duplex>
>
Hannes, Thanks for your testing !
simply revising MAX_TX_BUF_LEN to 0x4000 will cause incorrect TX configuration...
I mean you can try to put a gso size limit of 0x4000 (or 0x5000)....
Thanks
Xiong
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