Re: [ISSUE: sky2 - rx error] Link stops working under heavy traffic load connected to a mv88e6176
From: Rafa Corvillo <hidden>
Date: 2017-05-16 10:51:00
On 08/05/17 14:38, Andrew Lunn wrote:
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static unsigned sky2_get_rx_threshold(struct sky2_port *sky2) { unsigned size; /* Space needed for frame data + headers rounded up */ size = roundup(sky2->netdev->mtu + ETH_HLEN + VLAN_HLEN, 8); /* Stopping point for hardware truncation */ return (size - 8) / sizeof(u32); } This is not going to be big enough for a frame with a DSA header.Then, would be a good fix add 8 bytes to the size variable in this function?Yes. Also look at the transmit code, is there again a limit based on the MTU.
Hi Andrew, Adding 8 bytes (sky2->netdev->mtu + ETH_HLEN + VLAN_HLEN + 8 (EDSA_HLEN)) does not fix the error, because the interface keep having a maximum length of 1518 bytes (sky2->netdev->mtu + ETH_HLEN + VLAN_HLEN). The polling function of sky2 driver (sky2_poll) calls to the function sky2_status_intr (with the parameter struct sky2_hw *hw). The sky2_status_intr function gets the status of the list elements (struct sky2_status_le) from the sky2_hw parameter and, from the sky2_status_le, gets the maximum length (1518) and the status code (0x5f20010). When the latter function (sky2_status_intr) calls to the sky2_receive function with the parameters length and status, it reports about the error (rx error, status 0x5f20010 length 1518). I don't know who sets the maximum length (1518) and the status code (0x5f20010) of the packets. Is it possible that these values to be set outside the sky2 code? Thanks, Rafa
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Settings for marvell: Supported ports: [ TP ] Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full Supported pause frame use: No Supports auto-negotiation: Yes Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full Advertised pause frame use: No Advertised auto-negotiation: No Speed: 1000Mb/s Duplex: Full Port: Twisted Pair PHYAD: 0 Transceiver: internal Auto-negotiation: on MDI-X: Unknown Supports Wake-on: pg Wake-on: d Current message level: 0x000000ff (255) drv probe link timer ifdown ifup rx_err tx_err Link detected: yesSo this suggests there is a real PHY there, and it is auto-negotiating. What we cannot see is the status for the PHY it connects to. But since this PHY has established a link, the other PHY is probably O.K. It is just a bit unsafe, since you are relying on reset behaviour. There is nothing in software configuring the second PHY to make it auto-negotiate. Andrew