[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/4] igb_uio: add wc option
Rafal Kozik
rk at semihalf.com
Wed Apr 11 16:07:14 CEST 2018
Write combining (wc) increase NIC performance by making better
utilization of PCI bus, but cannot be use by all PMD.
Parameter wc_activate add possibility to enable it for
those PMD that could support it.
Signed-off-by: Rafal Kozik <rk at semihalf.com>
---
kernel/linux/igb_uio/igb_uio.c | 17 ++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/linux/igb_uio/igb_uio.c b/kernel/linux/igb_uio/igb_uio.c
index 4cae4dd..42e3b3f 100644
--- a/kernel/linux/igb_uio/igb_uio.c
+++ b/kernel/linux/igb_uio/igb_uio.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct rte_uio_pci_dev {
int refcnt;
};
+static int wc_activate;
static char *intr_mode;
static enum rte_intr_mode igbuio_intr_mode_preferred = RTE_INTR_MODE_MSIX;
/* sriov sysfs */
@@ -375,9 +376,13 @@ igbuio_pci_setup_iomem(struct pci_dev *dev, struct uio_info *info,
len = pci_resource_len(dev, pci_bar);
if (addr == 0 || len == 0)
return -1;
- internal_addr = ioremap(addr, len);
- if (internal_addr == NULL)
- return -1;
+ if (wc_activate == 0) {
+ internal_addr = ioremap(addr, len);
+ if (internal_addr == NULL)
+ return -1;
+ } else {
+ internal_addr = NULL;
+ }
info->mem[n].name = name;
info->mem[n].addr = addr;
info->mem[n].internal_addr = internal_addr;
@@ -638,6 +643,12 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(intr_mode,
" " RTE_INTR_MODE_LEGACY_NAME " Use Legacy interrupt\n"
"\n");
+module_param(wc_activate, int, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(wc_activate,
+"Activate support for write combining (WC) (default=0)\n"
+" 0 - disable\n"
+" other - enable\n");
+
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("UIO driver for Intel IGB PCI cards");
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
MODULE_AUTHOR("Intel Corporation");
--
2.7.4
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