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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/s2io.txt b/Documentation/networking/s2io.txt index 6726b524ec45..bd528ffbeb4b 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/s2io.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/s2io.txt @@ -1,48 +1,153 @@ -S2IO Technologies XFrame 10 Gig adapter. -------------------------------------------- - -I. Module loadable parameters. -When loaded as a module, the driver provides a host of Module loadable -parameters, so the device can be tuned as per the users needs. -A list of the Module params is given below. -(i) ring_num: This can be used to program the number of - receive rings used in the driver. -(ii) ring_len: This defines the number of descriptors each ring - can have. There can be a maximum of 8 rings. -(iii) frame_len: This is an array of size 8. Using this we can - set the maximum size of the received frame that can - be steered into the corrsponding receive ring. -(iv) fifo_num: This defines the number of Tx FIFOs thats used in - the driver. -(v) fifo_len: Each element defines the number of - Tx descriptors that can be associated with each - corresponding FIFO. There are a maximum of 8 FIFOs. -(vi) tx_prio: This is a bool, if module is loaded with a non-zero - value for tx_prio multi FIFO scheme is activated. -(vii) rx_prio: This is a bool, if module is loaded with a non-zero - value for tx_prio multi RING scheme is activated. -(viii) latency_timer: The value given against this param will be - loaded into the latency timer register in PCI Config - space, else the register is left with its reset value. - -II. Performance tuning. - By changing a few sysctl parameters. - Copy the following lines into a file and run the following command, - "sysctl -p <file_name>" -### IPV4 specific settings -net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps = 0 # turns TCP timestamp support off, default 1, reduces CPU use -net.ipv4.tcp_sack = 0 # turn SACK support off, default on -# on systems with a VERY fast bus -> memory interface this is the big gainer -net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 10000000 10000000 10000000 # sets min/default/max TCP read buffer, default 4096 87380 174760 -net.ipv4.tcp_wmem = 10000000 10000000 10000000 # sets min/pressure/max TCP write buffer, default 4096 16384 131072 -net.ipv4.tcp_mem = 10000000 10000000 10000000 # sets min/pressure/max TCP buffer space, default 31744 32256 32768 - -### CORE settings (mostly for socket and UDP effect) -net.core.rmem_max = 524287 # maximum receive socket buffer size, default 131071 -net.core.wmem_max = 524287 # maximum send socket buffer size, default 131071 -net.core.rmem_default = 524287 # default receive socket buffer size, default 65535 -net.core.wmem_default = 524287 # default send socket buffer size, default 65535 -net.core.optmem_max = 524287 # maximum amount of option memory buffers, default 10240 -net.core.netdev_max_backlog = 300000 # number of unprocessed input packets before kernel starts dropping them, default 300 ----End of performance tuning file--- +Release notes for Neterion's (Formerly S2io) Xframe I/II PCI-X 10GbE driver. + +Contents +======= +- 1. Introduction +- 2. Identifying the adapter/interface +- 3. Features supported +- 4. Command line parameters +- 5. Performance suggestions +- 6. Available Downloads + + +1. Introduction: +This Linux driver supports Neterion's Xframe I PCI-X 1.0 and +Xframe II PCI-X 2.0 adapters. It supports several features +such as jumbo frames, MSI/MSI-X, checksum offloads, TSO, UFO and so on. +See below for complete list of features. +All features are supported for both IPv4 and IPv6. + +2. Identifying the adapter/interface: +a. Insert the adapter(s) in your system. +b. Build and load driver +# insmod s2io.ko +c. View log messages +# dmesg | tail -40 +You will see messages similar to: +eth3: Neterion Xframe I 10GbE adapter (rev 3), Version 2.0.9.1, Intr type INTA +eth4: Neterion Xframe II 10GbE adapter (rev 2), Version 2.0.9.1, Intr type INTA +eth4: Device is on 64 bit 133MHz PCIX(M1) bus + +The above messages identify the adapter type(Xframe I/II), adapter revision, +driver version, interface name(eth3, eth4), Interrupt type(INTA, MSI, MSI-X). +In case of Xframe II, the PCI/PCI-X bus width and frequency are displayed +as well. + +To associate an interface with a physical adapter use "ethtool -p <ethX>". +The corresponding adapter's LED will blink multiple times. + +3. Features supported: +a. Jumbo frames. Xframe I/II supports MTU upto 9600 bytes, +modifiable using ifconfig command. + +b. Offloads. Supports checksum offload(TCP/UDP/IP) on transmit +and receive, TSO. + +c. Multi-buffer receive mode. Scattering of packet across multiple +buffers. Currently driver supports 2-buffer mode which yields +significant performance improvement on certain platforms(SGI Altix, +IBM xSeries). + +d. MSI/MSI-X. Can be enabled on platforms which support this feature +(IA64, Xeon) resulting in noticeable performance improvement(upto 7% +on certain platforms). + +e. NAPI. Compile-time option(CONFIG_S2IO_NAPI) for better Rx interrupt +moderation. + +f. Statistics. Comprehensive MAC-level and software statistics displayed +using "ethtool -S" option. + +g. Multi-FIFO/Ring. Supports up to 8 transmit queues and receive rings, +with multiple steering options. + +4. Command line parameters +a. tx_fifo_num +Number of transmit queues +Valid range: 1-8 +Default: 1 + +b. rx_ring_num +Number of receive rings +Valid range: 1-8 +Default: 1 + +c. tx_fifo_len +Size of each transmit queue +Valid range: Total length of all queues should not exceed 8192 +Default: 4096 + +d. rx_ring_sz +Size of each receive ring(in 4K blocks) +Valid range: Limited by memory on system +Default: 30 + +e. intr_type +Specifies interrupt type. Possible values 1(INTA), 2(MSI), 3(MSI-X) +Valid range: 1-3 +Default: 1 + +5. Performance suggestions +General: +a. Set MTU to maximum(9000 for switch setup, 9600 in back-to-back configuration) +b. Set TCP windows size to optimal value. +For instance, for MTU=1500 a value of 210K has been observed to result in +good performance. +# sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_rmem="210000 210000 210000" +# sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_wmem="210000 210000 210000" +For MTU=9000, TCP window size of 10 MB is recommended. +# sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_rmem="10000000 10000000 10000000" +# sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_wmem="10000000 10000000 10000000" + +Transmit performance: +a. By default, the driver respects BIOS settings for PCI bus parameters. +However, you may want to experiment with PCI bus parameters +max-split-transactions(MOST) and MMRBC (use setpci command). +A MOST value of 2 has been found optimal for Opterons and 3 for Itanium. +It could be different for your hardware. +Set MMRBC to 4K**. + +For example you can set +For opteron +#setpci -d 17d5:* 62=1d +For Itanium +#setpci -d 17d5:* 62=3d + +For detailed description of the PCI registers, please see Xframe User Guide. + +b. Ensure Transmit Checksum offload is enabled. Use ethtool to set/verify this +parameter. +c. Turn on TSO(using "ethtool -K") +# ethtool -K <ethX> tso on + +Receive performance: +a. By default, the driver respects BIOS settings for PCI bus parameters. +However, you may want to set PCI latency timer to 248. +#setpci -d 17d5:* LATENCY_TIMER=f8 +For detailed description of the PCI registers, please see Xframe User Guide. +b. Use 2-buffer mode. This results in large performance boost on +on certain platforms(eg. SGI Altix, IBM xSeries). +c. Ensure Receive Checksum offload is enabled. Use "ethtool -K ethX" command to +set/verify this option. +d. Enable NAPI feature(in kernel configuration Device Drivers ---> Network +device support ---> Ethernet (10000 Mbit) ---> S2IO 10Gbe Xframe NIC) to +bring down CPU utilization. + +** For AMD opteron platforms with 8131 chipset, MMRBC=1 and MOST=1 are +recommended as safe parameters. +For more information, please review the AMD8131 errata at +http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/26310.pdf + +6. Available Downloads +Neterion "s2io" driver in Red Hat and Suse 2.6-based distributions is kept up +to date, also the latest "s2io" code (including support for 2.4 kernels) is +available via "Support" link on the Neterion site: http://www.neterion.com. + +For Xframe User Guide (Programming manual), visit ftp site ns1.s2io.com, +user: linuxdocs password: HALdocs + +7. Support +For further support please contact either your 10GbE Xframe NIC vendor (IBM, +HP, SGI etc.) or click on the "Support" link on the Neterion site: +http://www.neterion.com. |