Re: [PATCH net-next 3/5] net: mvpp2: use a data size of 10kB for Tx FIFO on port 0

From: Thomas Petazzoni
Date: Fri Mar 02 2018 - 11:34:12 EST


Hello,

On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 16:40:42 +0100, Antoine Tenart wrote:

> -/* Initialize Tx FIFO's */
> +/* Initialize Tx FIFO's
> + * The CP110's total tx-fifo size is 19kB.
> + * Use large-size 10kB for fast port but 3kB for others.
> + */

Is there a reason to hardcode 10KB for port 0, and 3KB for the other
ports ? Would there be use cases where the user may want different
configurations ?

It's just that it feels very "hardcoded" to enforce specifically those
numbers.

Also, does it make sense to mention the CP110 here ? Is this 19 KB
limitation a limit of the PPv2.2 IP, or of the CP110 ?

Thomas
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