* [PATCH net-next v6 1/9] net: bcmgenet: ring the doorbell when the last frame of a batch is dropped
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From: Nicolai Buchwitz @ 2026-11-03 10:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Doug Berger, Florian Fainelli, Nicolai Buchwitz,
Broadcom internal kernel review list, Andrew Lunn,
David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Florian Fainelli, netdev, linux-kernel
bcmgenet_xmit() only writes the producer index at the end of a batch. The
error exits return before that write. If the dropped frame was the last of
an xmit_more batch, the frames queued before it stay in the ring until the
next transmit. The queue is still running, so the watchdog does not fire.
Found by a sashiko review, not by a bug report. The existing exits only
trigger on an allocation or DMA mapping failure, and the padding in a later
patch adds three more.
Write the producer index on those exits too.
Fixes: ddd0ca5d60b3 ("net: bcmgenet: add support for xmit_more")
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Nicolai Buchwitz <nb@tipi-net.de>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c | 25 ++++++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index 4d2be2a21ed1b..f28b32f62a7c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -2122,6 +2122,15 @@ static void bcmgenet_hide_tsb(struct sk_buff *skb)
__skb_pull(skb, sizeof(struct status_64));
}
+static void bcmgenet_tx_kick(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
+ struct bcmgenet_tx_ring *ring,
+ struct netdev_queue *txq)
+{
+ if (!netdev_xmit_more() || netif_xmit_stopped(txq))
+ bcmgenet_tdma_ring_writel(priv, ring->index,
+ ring->prod_index, TDMA_PROD_INDEX);
+}
+
static netdev_tx_t bcmgenet_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
{
struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -2168,10 +2177,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t bcmgenet_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
/* add the Transmit Status Block */
skb = bcmgenet_add_tsb(dev, skb, ring);
- if (!skb) {
- ret = NETDEV_TX_OK;
- goto out;
- }
+ if (!skb)
+ goto drop;
for (i = 0; i <= nr_frags; i++) {
tx_cb_ptr = bcmgenet_get_txcb(priv, ring);
@@ -2196,7 +2203,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t bcmgenet_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
if (ret) {
priv->mib.tx_dma_failed++;
netif_err(priv, tx_err, dev, "Tx DMA map failed\n");
- ret = NETDEV_TX_OK;
goto out_unmap_frags;
}
dma_unmap_addr_set(tx_cb_ptr, dma_addr, mapping);
@@ -2238,10 +2244,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t bcmgenet_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
if (ring->free_bds <= (MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1))
netif_tx_stop_queue(txq);
- if (!netdev_xmit_more() || netif_xmit_stopped(txq))
- /* Packets are ready, update producer index */
- bcmgenet_tdma_ring_writel(priv, ring->index,
- ring->prod_index, TDMA_PROD_INDEX);
+ bcmgenet_tx_kick(priv, ring, txq);
out:
spin_unlock(&ring->lock);
@@ -2258,6 +2261,10 @@ static netdev_tx_t bcmgenet_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
}
dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+drop:
+ /* The dropped frame may have been the last one of the batch */
+ bcmgenet_tx_kick(priv, ring, txq);
+ ret = NETDEV_TX_OK;
goto out;
}
--
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From: Nicolai Buchwitz @ 2026-11-03 10:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Doug Berger, Florian Fainelli, Nicolai Buchwitz,
Broadcom internal kernel review list, Andrew Lunn,
David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Florian Fainelli, netdev, linux-kernel
bcmgenet_netif_stop() already takes stop_phy, bcmgenet_netif_start() does
not. The MTU change in a later patch leaves the PHY running while the
datapath goes down and comes back, and phy_start() expects a stopped PHY.
Add the same parameter to the start side.
No functional change.
Signed-off-by: Nicolai Buchwitz <nb@tipi-net.de>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c | 9 +++++----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index f28b32f62a7c6..bed94f9a79450 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -3374,7 +3374,7 @@ static void bcmgenet_get_hw_addr(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
put_unaligned_be16(addr_tmp, &addr[4]);
}
-static void bcmgenet_netif_start(struct net_device *dev)
+static void bcmgenet_netif_start(struct net_device *dev, bool start_phy)
{
struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -3391,7 +3391,8 @@ static void bcmgenet_netif_start(struct net_device *dev)
/* Monitor link interrupts now */
bcmgenet_link_intr_enable(priv);
- phy_start(dev->phydev);
+ if (start_phy)
+ phy_start(dev->phydev);
}
static int bcmgenet_open(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -3454,7 +3455,7 @@ static int bcmgenet_open(struct net_device *dev)
bcmgenet_phy_pause_set(dev, priv->rx_pause, priv->tx_pause);
- bcmgenet_netif_start(dev);
+ bcmgenet_netif_start(dev, true);
netif_tx_start_all_queues(dev);
@@ -4353,7 +4354,7 @@ static int bcmgenet_resume(struct device *d)
if (!device_may_wakeup(d))
phy_resume(dev->phydev);
- bcmgenet_netif_start(dev);
+ bcmgenet_netif_start(dev, true);
netif_device_attach(dev);
--
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From: Nicolai Buchwitz @ 2026-11-03 10:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Doug Berger, Florian Fainelli, Nicolai Buchwitz,
Broadcom internal kernel review list, Andrew Lunn,
David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Florian Fainelli, netdev, linux-kernel, Pierre-Marin Leclercq
A frame longer than the packet ready threshold arrives in several
descriptors, each with its own status block. Only the first one also
carries the two alignment bytes. The length check assumes the pad is always
there, so a continuation holding a single byte looks a byte too short and
the whole frame is dropped.
Account for the pad on the first descriptor only.
The MTU cannot produce a frame past the threshold yet, so nothing hits this
today. It is preparation for the larger MTU.
Tested-by: Pierre-Marin Leclercq <pierremarinleclercq88@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Nicolai Buchwitz <nb@tipi-net.de>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c | 10 ++++++++--
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index bed94f9a79450..9cb0cd7a9a216 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
/* Page pool RX buffer layout:
* RSB(64) + pad(2) | frame data | skb_shared_info
- * The HW writes the 64B RSB + 2B alignment padding before the frame.
+ * The HW writes the 64B RSB before every descriptor of a frame. Only the
+ * first one also gets the 2B alignment padding.
*/
#define GENET_RSB_PAD (sizeof(struct status_64) + 2)
@@ -2349,6 +2350,7 @@ static unsigned int bcmgenet_desc_rx(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring,
unsigned int rx_offset, rx_size;
struct status_64 *status;
struct page *rx_page;
+ unsigned int min_len;
void *hard_start;
__be16 rx_csum;
@@ -2385,8 +2387,12 @@ static unsigned int bcmgenet_desc_rx(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring,
__func__, p_index, ring->c_index,
ring->read_ptr, dma_length_status);
+ /* Only the first descriptor carries the alignment pad */
+ min_len = dma_flag & DMA_SOP ? GENET_RSB_PAD
+ : sizeof(struct status_64);
+
/* Reject lengths that would underflow the SKB build path. */
- if (unlikely(len > RX_BUF_LENGTH || len < GENET_RSB_PAD)) {
+ if (unlikely(len > RX_BUF_LENGTH || len < min_len)) {
netif_err(priv, rx_status, dev,
"invalid packet length %d\n", len);
BCMGENET_STATS64_INC(stats, length_errors);
--
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From: Nicolai Buchwitz @ 2026-11-03 10:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Doug Berger, Florian Fainelli, Nicolai Buchwitz,
Broadcom internal kernel review list, Andrew Lunn,
David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Florian Fainelli, netdev, linux-kernel
ENET_MAX_MTU_SIZE holds a frame length, not an MTU. Both users program it
into hardware that expects a frame length. The name is wrong once the MTU
is no longer fixed at ETH_DATA_LEN.
No functional change.
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Nicolai Buchwitz <nb@tipi-net.de>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c | 4 ++--
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h | 7 +++----
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index 9cb0cd7a9a216..a0f170bf35ef5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -2659,7 +2659,7 @@ static void init_umac(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv)
UMAC_MIB_CTRL);
bcmgenet_umac_writel(priv, 0, UMAC_MIB_CTRL);
- bcmgenet_umac_writel(priv, ENET_MAX_MTU_SIZE, UMAC_MAX_FRAME_LEN);
+ bcmgenet_umac_writel(priv, ENET_MAX_FRAME_LEN, UMAC_MAX_FRAME_LEN);
/* init tx registers, enable TSB */
reg = bcmgenet_tbuf_ctrl_get(priv);
@@ -2765,7 +2765,7 @@ static void bcmgenet_init_tx_ring(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
/* Set flow period for ring != 0 */
if (index)
- flow_period_val = ENET_MAX_MTU_SIZE << 16;
+ flow_period_val = ENET_MAX_FRAME_LEN << 16;
bcmgenet_tdma_ring_writel(priv, index, 0, TDMA_PROD_INDEX);
bcmgenet_tdma_ring_writel(priv, index, 0, TDMA_CONS_INDEX);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
index e48ce39d3e7c8..6f40be5445e0b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
@@ -28,12 +28,11 @@
/* which ring is descriptor based */
#define DESC_INDEX 16
-/* Body(1500) + EH_SIZE(14) + VLANTAG(4) + BRCMTAG(6) + FCS(4) = 1528.
- * 1536 is multiple of 256 bytes
- */
#define ENET_BRCM_TAG_LEN 6
#define ENET_PAD 8
-#define ENET_MAX_MTU_SIZE (ETH_DATA_LEN + ETH_HLEN + VLAN_HLEN + \
+
+/* Longest frame the MAC must accept for the default MTU */
+#define ENET_MAX_FRAME_LEN (ETH_DATA_LEN + ETH_HLEN + VLAN_HLEN + \
ENET_BRCM_TAG_LEN + ETH_FCS_LEN + ENET_PAD)
#define DMA_MAX_BURST_LENGTH 0x10
--
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From: Nicolai Buchwitz @ 2026-11-03 10:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Doug Berger, Florian Fainelli, Nicolai Buchwitz,
Broadcom internal kernel review list, Andrew Lunn,
David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Florian Fainelli, netdev, linux-kernel, Dave Stevenson
The receive buffer length is a fixed 2048 bytes. The packet ready
thresholds keep whatever value the reset left. Neither follows the MTU.
Compute the receive threshold from the MTU and program it into RBUF. The
buffer length follows from it, with the status block on top. The MTU is
still fixed at ETH_DATA_LEN, so the threshold comes out at the reset
default and the buffer only grows by the status block the hardware already
wrote. Derive UMAC_MAX_FRAME_LEN and the flow period from the MTU too, with
a floor at ETH_DATA_LEN so a lower MTU does not stop the MAC accepting a
standard frame.
Suggested-by: Dave Stevenson <dave.stevenson@raspberrypi.com>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Nicolai Buchwitz <nb@tipi-net.de>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c | 85 +++++++++++++++++++++-----
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h | 18 +++++-
2 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index a0f170bf35ef5..645112f95f8ce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -48,18 +48,36 @@
#define GENET_Q0_TX_BD_CNT \
(TOTAL_DESC - priv->hw_params->tx_queues * priv->hw_params->tx_bds_per_q)
-#define RX_BUF_LENGTH 2048
#define SKB_ALIGNMENT 32
+/* RBUF and TBUF hand a frame to the DMA once the threshold is reached. Both
+ * registers are 8 bit in units of 16 bytes and want a multiple of the 256
+ * byte burst size, so 0xf0 is the largest usable value.
+ */
+#define ENET_THLD_UNIT 16
+#define ENET_THLD_BURST 256
+#define ENET_THLD_DEFAULT 0x80
+#define ENET_THLD_MAX 0xf0
+
/* Page pool RX buffer layout:
* RSB(64) + pad(2) | frame data | skb_shared_info
* The HW writes the 64B RSB before every descriptor of a frame. Only the
* first one also gets the 2B alignment padding.
*/
-#define GENET_RSB_PAD (sizeof(struct status_64) + 2)
+#define GENET_RBUF_ALIGN 2
+#define GENET_RSB_PAD (sizeof(struct status_64) + GENET_RBUF_ALIGN)
-/* RX buffer plus the skb_shared_info napi_build_skb() places behind it */
-#define GENET_RX_BUF_SIZE SKB_HEAD_ALIGN(RX_BUF_LENGTH)
+/* A descriptor never spans more than one page, which also holds
+ * skb_shared_info behind the frame, so on 4K pages the page bounds the
+ * threshold before the register does. Larger pages fit several descriptors.
+ */
+#define ENET_SHINFO_LEN SKB_DATA_ALIGN(sizeof(struct skb_shared_info))
+#define ENET_THLD_PAGE_LEN round_down(PAGE_SIZE - ENET_SHINFO_LEN - \
+ sizeof(struct status_64), \
+ ENET_THLD_BURST)
+#define ENET_THLD_MAX_LEN min_t(unsigned int, \
+ ENET_THLD_MAX * ENET_THLD_UNIT, \
+ ENET_THLD_PAGE_LEN)
/* Tx/Rx DMA register offset, skip 256 descriptors */
#define WORDS_PER_BD(p) (p->hw_params->words_per_bd)
@@ -2273,7 +2291,7 @@ static int bcmgenet_rx_refill(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring,
struct enet_cb *cb)
{
struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = ring->priv;
- unsigned int size = GENET_RX_BUF_SIZE;
+ unsigned int size = SKB_HEAD_ALIGN(priv->rx_buf_len);
unsigned int offset;
dma_addr_t mapping;
struct page *page;
@@ -2288,7 +2306,7 @@ static int bcmgenet_rx_refill(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring,
/* page_pool handles DMA mapping via PP_FLAG_DMA_MAP */
mapping = page_pool_get_dma_addr(page) + offset;
- dma_sync_single_for_device(&priv->pdev->dev, mapping, RX_BUF_LENGTH,
+ dma_sync_single_for_device(&priv->pdev->dev, mapping, priv->rx_buf_len,
DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
cb->rx_page = page;
@@ -2367,10 +2385,10 @@ static unsigned int bcmgenet_desc_rx(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring,
}
/* Sync the full buffer; the HW may have written anywhere
- * up to RX_BUF_LENGTH.
+ * up to priv->rx_buf_len.
*/
page_pool_dma_sync_for_cpu(ring->page_pool, rx_page, rx_offset,
- RX_BUF_LENGTH);
+ priv->rx_buf_len);
hard_start = page_address(rx_page) + rx_offset;
status = (struct status_64 *)hard_start;
@@ -2392,7 +2410,7 @@ static unsigned int bcmgenet_desc_rx(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring,
: sizeof(struct status_64);
/* Reject lengths that would underflow the SKB build path. */
- if (unlikely(len > RX_BUF_LENGTH || len < min_len)) {
+ if (unlikely(len > priv->rx_buf_len || len < min_len)) {
netif_err(priv, rx_status, dev,
"invalid packet length %d\n", len);
BCMGENET_STATS64_INC(stats, length_errors);
@@ -2643,6 +2661,41 @@ static void bcmgenet_link_intr_enable(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv)
bcmgenet_intrl2_0_writel(priv, int0_enable, INTRL2_CPU_MASK_CLEAR);
}
+/* Receive threshold in register units. Covers the alignment bytes and the
+ * frame, but not the status block, which the hardware adds on top.
+ */
+static unsigned int bcmgenet_pkt_rdy_thld(unsigned int mtu)
+{
+ unsigned int len = GENET_RBUF_ALIGN + mtu + ETH_HLEN + VLAN_HLEN;
+
+ len = round_up(len, ENET_THLD_BURST) / ENET_THLD_UNIT;
+
+ /* Keep the reset default for the common MTUs */
+ return clamp_t(unsigned int, len, ENET_THLD_DEFAULT,
+ ENET_THLD_MAX_LEN / ENET_THLD_UNIT);
+}
+
+/* A buffer has to hold everything the threshold lets the hardware deliver */
+static unsigned int bcmgenet_rx_buf_len(unsigned int mtu)
+{
+ return sizeof(struct status_64) +
+ bcmgenet_pkt_rdy_thld(mtu) * ENET_THLD_UNIT;
+}
+
+/* Program the MTU dependent registers. Call with the MAC disabled. */
+static void bcmgenet_set_mtu_regs(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv, unsigned int mtu)
+{
+ u32 thld = bcmgenet_pkt_rdy_thld(mtu);
+
+ bcmgenet_umac_writel(priv, ENET_MAC_FRAME_LEN(mtu), UMAC_MAX_FRAME_LEN);
+
+ /* GENET v1 maps other registers at these offsets */
+ if (GENET_IS_V1(priv))
+ return;
+
+ bcmgenet_rbuf_writel(priv, thld, RBUF_PKT_RDY_THLD);
+}
+
static void init_umac(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv)
{
struct device *kdev = &priv->pdev->dev;
@@ -2659,7 +2712,7 @@ static void init_umac(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv)
UMAC_MIB_CTRL);
bcmgenet_umac_writel(priv, 0, UMAC_MIB_CTRL);
- bcmgenet_umac_writel(priv, ENET_MAX_FRAME_LEN, UMAC_MAX_FRAME_LEN);
+ bcmgenet_set_mtu_regs(priv, priv->dev->mtu);
/* init tx registers, enable TSB */
reg = bcmgenet_tbuf_ctrl_get(priv);
@@ -2765,7 +2818,7 @@ static void bcmgenet_init_tx_ring(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
/* Set flow period for ring != 0 */
if (index)
- flow_period_val = ENET_MAX_FRAME_LEN << 16;
+ flow_period_val = ENET_MAC_FRAME_LEN(priv->dev->mtu) << 16;
bcmgenet_tdma_ring_writel(priv, index, 0, TDMA_PROD_INDEX);
bcmgenet_tdma_ring_writel(priv, index, 0, TDMA_CONS_INDEX);
@@ -2776,7 +2829,7 @@ static void bcmgenet_init_tx_ring(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
TDMA_FLOW_PERIOD);
bcmgenet_tdma_ring_writel(priv, index,
((size << DMA_RING_SIZE_SHIFT) |
- RX_BUF_LENGTH), DMA_RING_BUF_SIZE);
+ priv->rx_buf_len), DMA_RING_BUF_SIZE);
/* Set start and end address, read and write pointers */
bcmgenet_tdma_ring_writel(priv, index, start_ptr * words_per_bd,
@@ -2795,8 +2848,9 @@ static void bcmgenet_init_tx_ring(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
static int bcmgenet_rx_ring_create_pool(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring)
{
- /* Buffers share a page. bcmgenet_rx_refill() syncs each one for the
- * device, PP_FLAG_DMA_SYNC_DEV would sync the whole page.
+ /* Buffers may share a page, depending on PAGE_SIZE and the MTU.
+ * bcmgenet_rx_refill() syncs each one for the device,
+ * PP_FLAG_DMA_SYNC_DEV would sync the whole page.
*/
struct page_pool_params pp_params = {
.order = 0,
@@ -2859,7 +2913,7 @@ static int bcmgenet_init_rx_ring(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
bcmgenet_rdma_ring_writel(priv, index, 0, RDMA_CONS_INDEX);
bcmgenet_rdma_ring_writel(priv, index,
((size << DMA_RING_SIZE_SHIFT) |
- RX_BUF_LENGTH), DMA_RING_BUF_SIZE);
+ priv->rx_buf_len), DMA_RING_BUF_SIZE);
bcmgenet_rdma_ring_writel(priv, index,
(DMA_FC_THRESH_LO <<
DMA_XOFF_THRESHOLD_SHIFT) |
@@ -4138,6 +4192,7 @@ static int bcmgenet_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
/* Mii wait queue */
init_waitqueue_head(&priv->wq);
bcmgenet_hfb_init(priv);
+ priv->rx_buf_len = bcmgenet_rx_buf_len(dev->mtu);
INIT_WORK(&priv->bcmgenet_irq_work, bcmgenet_irq_task);
priv->clk_wol = devm_clk_get_optional(&priv->pdev->dev, "enet-wol");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
index 6f40be5445e0b..dc49518c577ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
@@ -31,9 +31,17 @@
#define ENET_BRCM_TAG_LEN 6
#define ENET_PAD 8
-/* Longest frame the MAC must accept for the default MTU */
-#define ENET_MAX_FRAME_LEN (ETH_DATA_LEN + ETH_HLEN + VLAN_HLEN + \
- ENET_BRCM_TAG_LEN + ETH_FCS_LEN + ENET_PAD)
+/* Longest frame the MAC must accept for a given MTU. ENET_PAD is slack the
+ * driver has always carried, it rounded the default up to 1536 from 1528.
+ */
+#define ENET_FRAME_OVERHEAD (ETH_HLEN + VLAN_HLEN + ENET_BRCM_TAG_LEN + \
+ ETH_FCS_LEN + ENET_PAD)
+#define ENET_MAX_FRAME_LEN(mtu) ((mtu) + ENET_FRAME_OVERHEAD)
+
+/* The MAC keeps accepting a standard frame below the default MTU */
+#define ENET_MAC_FRAME_LEN(mtu) ENET_MAX_FRAME_LEN(max_t(unsigned int, (mtu), \
+ ETH_DATA_LEN))
+
#define DMA_MAX_BURST_LENGTH 0x10
/* misc. configuration */
@@ -218,6 +226,8 @@ struct bcmgenet_rx_stats64 {
#define RBUF_ALIGN_2B (1 << 1)
#define RBUF_BAD_DIS (1 << 2)
+#define RBUF_PKT_RDY_THLD 0x08
+
#define RBUF_STATUS 0x0C
#define RBUF_STATUS_WOL (1 << 0)
#define RBUF_STATUS_MPD_INTR_ACTIVE (1 << 1)
@@ -248,6 +258,7 @@ struct bcmgenet_rx_stats64 {
#define TBUF_CTRL 0x00
#define TBUF_64B_EN (1 << 0)
#define TBUF_BP_MC 0x0C
+#define TBUF_PKT_RDY_THLD 0x10
#define TBUF_ENERGY_CTRL 0x14
#define TBUF_EEE_EN (1 << 0)
#define TBUF_PM_EN (1 << 1)
@@ -613,6 +624,7 @@ struct bcmgenet_priv {
void __iomem *rx_bds;
struct enet_cb *rx_cbs;
unsigned int num_rx_bds;
+ unsigned int rx_buf_len;
struct bcmgenet_rxnfc_rule rxnfc_rules[MAX_NUM_OF_FS_RULES];
struct list_head rxnfc_list;
--
2.53.0
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From: Nicolai Buchwitz @ 2026-11-03 10:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Doug Berger, Florian Fainelli, Nicolai Buchwitz,
Broadcom internal kernel review list, Andrew Lunn,
David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Florian Fainelli, netdev, linux-kernel
A frame that ends a few bytes past the transmit packet ready threshold
stops the transmitter as soon as a shorter frame follows. Tx DMA then
refuses to halt, so every later bcmgenet_init_dma() fails and the
interface cannot be opened again. IP fragmentation generates that pattern
on every datagram, full frames and a short tail.
The window starts one byte past the threshold and never reaches 64 bytes.
On a v5 it ends 28, 32 and 46 bytes past thresholds of 2560, 3584 and
3840, and link speed makes no difference. That is one DMA transfer wide,
which wtschueller measured and proposed to split around.
Splitting such a frame over two descriptors keeps its end out of that
transfer. Both share the one mapping, so the wire bytes do not change.
The threshold kept its reset value until now. Raising it only once the MTU
asks for more than ETH_DATA_LEN leaves the common MTUs as they were.
The MAC inserts a checksum only into a frame it holds in full, so a longer
one has to fall back to software.
Signed-off-by: Nicolai Buchwitz <nb@tipi-net.de>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c | 157 +++++++++++++++++++------
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h | 2 +
2 files changed, 125 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index 645112f95f8ce..f5d7379e90400 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@
#define ENET_THLD_DEFAULT 0x80
#define ENET_THLD_MAX 0xf0
+/* A frame ending this far past the transmit threshold stops the transmitter
+ * once a shorter frame follows. Widest window measured is 46 bytes.
+ */
+#define ENET_TX_THLD_WINDOW 64
+
/* Page pool RX buffer layout:
* RSB(64) + pad(2) | frame data | skb_shared_info
* The HW writes the 64B RSB before every descriptor of a frame. Only the
@@ -1910,15 +1915,19 @@ static struct sk_buff *bcmgenet_free_tx_cb(struct device *dev,
if (skb) {
cb->skb = NULL;
- if (cb == GENET_CB(skb)->first_cb)
- dma_unmap_single(dev, dma_unmap_addr(cb, dma_addr),
- dma_unmap_len(cb, dma_len),
- DMA_TO_DEVICE);
- else
- dma_unmap_page(dev, dma_unmap_addr(cb, dma_addr),
- dma_unmap_len(cb, dma_len),
- DMA_TO_DEVICE);
- dma_unmap_addr_set(cb, dma_addr, 0);
+ /* A cut descriptor left its mapping to the one after it */
+ if (cb != GENET_CB(skb)->split_cb) {
+ if (cb == GENET_CB(skb)->first_cb)
+ dma_unmap_single(dev,
+ dma_unmap_addr(cb, dma_addr),
+ dma_unmap_len(cb, dma_len),
+ DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+ else
+ dma_unmap_page(dev, dma_unmap_addr(cb, dma_addr),
+ dma_unmap_len(cb, dma_len),
+ DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+ dma_unmap_addr_set(cb, dma_addr, 0);
+ }
if (cb == GENET_CB(skb)->last_cb)
return skb;
@@ -2154,7 +2163,10 @@ static netdev_tx_t bcmgenet_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
{
struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
struct device *kdev = &priv->pdev->dev;
+ unsigned int split_i = 0, split_at = 0;
struct bcmgenet_tx_ring *ring = NULL;
+ dma_addr_t split_mapping = 0;
+ unsigned int split_size = 0;
struct enet_cb *tx_cb_ptr;
struct netdev_queue *txq;
int nr_frags, index;
@@ -2162,6 +2174,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t bcmgenet_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
unsigned int size;
skb_frag_t *frag;
u32 len_stat;
+ bool split;
int ret;
int i;
@@ -2171,8 +2184,14 @@ static netdev_tx_t bcmgenet_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
nr_frags = skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags;
+ /* Cut a frame ending in that window in two at the threshold, its end
+ * then lands in a separate transfer.
+ */
+ split = unlikely(skb->len > priv->tx_thld_len &&
+ skb->len < priv->tx_thld_len + ENET_TX_THLD_WINDOW);
+
spin_lock(&ring->lock);
- if (ring->free_bds <= (nr_frags + 1)) {
+ if (ring->free_bds <= (nr_frags + 1 + split)) {
if (!netif_tx_queue_stopped(txq))
netif_tx_stop_queue(txq);
ret = NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
@@ -2189,6 +2208,19 @@ static netdev_tx_t bcmgenet_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
goto out;
}
+ /* The MAC inserts a checksum only into a frame it holds in full and
+ * silently drops a longer one, so fall back to software.
+ */
+ if (unlikely(skb->len > priv->tx_thld_len) &&
+ skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL) {
+ if (skb_checksum_help(skb)) {
+ BCMGENET_STATS64_INC((&ring->stats64), dropped);
+ dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+ goto drop;
+ }
+ nr_frags = skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags;
+ }
+
/* Retain how many bytes will be sent on the wire, without TSB inserted
* by transmit checksum offload
*/
@@ -2199,33 +2231,73 @@ static netdev_tx_t bcmgenet_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
if (!skb)
goto drop;
- for (i = 0; i <= nr_frags; i++) {
+ /* A threshold that already ends a buffer needs no cut */
+ if (split) {
+ unsigned int buf = skb_headlen(skb);
+ unsigned int covered = buf - sizeof(struct status_64);
+
+ while (covered < priv->tx_thld_len) {
+ frag = &skb_shinfo(skb)->frags[split_i++];
+ buf = skb_frag_size(frag);
+ covered += buf;
+ }
+
+ split_at = buf - (covered - priv->tx_thld_len);
+ split = split_at && split_at < buf;
+ }
+
+ for (i = 0; i <= nr_frags + split; i++) {
+ unsigned int f = i - (split && i > split_i);
+ bool cont = split && i == split_i + 1;
+
tx_cb_ptr = bcmgenet_get_txcb(priv, ring);
BUG_ON(!tx_cb_ptr);
- if (!i) {
- /* Transmit single SKB or head of fragment list */
- GENET_CB(skb)->first_cb = tx_cb_ptr;
- size = skb_headlen(skb);
- mapping = dma_map_single(kdev, skb->data, size,
- DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+ if (cont) {
+ /* Rest of the buffer cut above. It unmaps for both,
+ * the hardware is done with it only now.
+ */
+ mapping = split_mapping + split_at;
+ size = split_size - split_at;
+ dma_unmap_addr_set(tx_cb_ptr, dma_addr, split_mapping);
+ dma_unmap_len_set(tx_cb_ptr, dma_len, split_size);
} else {
- /* xmit fragment */
- frag = &skb_shinfo(skb)->frags[i - 1];
- size = skb_frag_size(frag);
- mapping = skb_frag_dma_map(kdev, frag, 0, size,
- DMA_TO_DEVICE);
- }
+ if (!f) {
+ /* Transmit single SKB or head of frag list */
+ GENET_CB(skb)->first_cb = tx_cb_ptr;
+ GENET_CB(skb)->split_cb = NULL;
+ size = skb_headlen(skb);
+ mapping = dma_map_single(kdev, skb->data,
+ size, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+ } else {
+ /* xmit fragment */
+ frag = &skb_shinfo(skb)->frags[f - 1];
+ size = skb_frag_size(frag);
+ mapping = skb_frag_dma_map(kdev, frag, 0, size,
+ DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+ }
- ret = dma_mapping_error(kdev, mapping);
- if (ret) {
- priv->mib.tx_dma_failed++;
- netif_err(priv, tx_err, dev, "Tx DMA map failed\n");
- goto out_unmap_frags;
+ ret = dma_mapping_error(kdev, mapping);
+ if (ret) {
+ priv->mib.tx_dma_failed++;
+ netif_err(priv, tx_err, dev,
+ "Tx DMA map failed\n");
+ goto out_unmap_frags;
+ }
+ dma_unmap_addr_set(tx_cb_ptr, dma_addr, mapping);
+ dma_unmap_len_set(tx_cb_ptr, dma_len, size);
+
+ /* The cut hands buffer and mapping to the next one */
+ if (split && i == split_i) {
+ GENET_CB(skb)->split_cb = tx_cb_ptr;
+ split_mapping = mapping;
+ split_size = size;
+ size = split_at;
+ dma_unmap_addr_set(tx_cb_ptr, dma_addr, 0);
+ dma_unmap_len_set(tx_cb_ptr, dma_len, 0);
+ }
}
- dma_unmap_addr_set(tx_cb_ptr, dma_addr, mapping);
- dma_unmap_len_set(tx_cb_ptr, dma_len, size);
tx_cb_ptr->skb = skb;
@@ -2242,7 +2314,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t bcmgenet_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL)
len_stat |= DMA_TX_DO_CSUM;
}
- if (i == nr_frags)
+ if (i == nr_frags + split)
len_stat |= DMA_EOP;
dmadesc_set(priv, tx_cb_ptr->bd_addr, mapping, len_stat);
@@ -2254,13 +2326,14 @@ static netdev_tx_t bcmgenet_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
/* Decrement total BD count and advance our write pointer */
- ring->free_bds -= nr_frags + 1;
- ring->prod_index += nr_frags + 1;
+ ring->free_bds -= nr_frags + 1 + split;
+ ring->prod_index += nr_frags + 1 + split;
ring->prod_index &= DMA_P_INDEX_MASK;
netdev_tx_sent_queue(txq, GENET_CB(skb)->bytes_sent);
- if (ring->free_bds <= (MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1))
+ /* The next frame may need a split descriptor on top of its fragments */
+ if (ring->free_bds <= (MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 2))
netif_tx_stop_queue(txq);
bcmgenet_tx_kick(priv, ring, txq);
@@ -2675,6 +2748,17 @@ static unsigned int bcmgenet_pkt_rdy_thld(unsigned int mtu)
ENET_THLD_MAX_LEN / ENET_THLD_UNIT);
}
+/* The transmit threshold in register units. Keep the reset value while the
+ * MTU has no use for more, the hardware never reaches it below ETH_DATA_LEN.
+ */
+static unsigned int bcmgenet_tx_pkt_rdy_thld(unsigned int mtu)
+{
+ if (mtu <= ETH_DATA_LEN)
+ return ENET_THLD_DEFAULT;
+
+ return ENET_THLD_MAX;
+}
+
/* A buffer has to hold everything the threshold lets the hardware deliver */
static unsigned int bcmgenet_rx_buf_len(unsigned int mtu)
{
@@ -2685,8 +2769,10 @@ static unsigned int bcmgenet_rx_buf_len(unsigned int mtu)
/* Program the MTU dependent registers. Call with the MAC disabled. */
static void bcmgenet_set_mtu_regs(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv, unsigned int mtu)
{
+ u32 tx_thld = bcmgenet_tx_pkt_rdy_thld(mtu);
u32 thld = bcmgenet_pkt_rdy_thld(mtu);
+ priv->tx_thld_len = tx_thld * ENET_THLD_UNIT;
bcmgenet_umac_writel(priv, ENET_MAC_FRAME_LEN(mtu), UMAC_MAX_FRAME_LEN);
/* GENET v1 maps other registers at these offsets */
@@ -2694,6 +2780,8 @@ static void bcmgenet_set_mtu_regs(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv, unsigned int mtu)
return;
bcmgenet_rbuf_writel(priv, thld, RBUF_PKT_RDY_THLD);
+ bcmgenet_writel(tx_thld, priv->base + priv->hw_params->tbuf_offset +
+ TBUF_PKT_RDY_THLD);
}
static void init_umac(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv)
@@ -4193,6 +4281,7 @@ static int bcmgenet_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
init_waitqueue_head(&priv->wq);
bcmgenet_hfb_init(priv);
priv->rx_buf_len = bcmgenet_rx_buf_len(dev->mtu);
+ priv->tx_thld_len = bcmgenet_tx_pkt_rdy_thld(dev->mtu) * ENET_THLD_UNIT;
INIT_WORK(&priv->bcmgenet_irq_work, bcmgenet_irq_task);
priv->clk_wol = devm_clk_get_optional(&priv->pdev->dev, "enet-wol");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
index dc49518c577ec..5f462b9774fad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@ struct bcmgenet_hw_params {
struct bcmgenet_skb_cb {
struct enet_cb *first_cb; /* First control block of SKB */
struct enet_cb *last_cb; /* Last control block of SKB */
+ struct enet_cb *split_cb; /* Cut, the next one unmaps for both */
unsigned int bytes_sent; /* bytes on the wire (no TSB) */
};
@@ -617,6 +618,7 @@ struct bcmgenet_priv {
void __iomem *tx_bds;
struct enet_cb *tx_cbs;
unsigned int num_tx_bds;
+ unsigned int tx_thld_len;
struct bcmgenet_tx_ring tx_rings[GENET_MAX_MQ_CNT + 1];
--
2.53.0
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@ 2026-11-03 10:05 ` Nicolai Buchwitz
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From: Nicolai Buchwitz @ 2026-11-03 10:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Doug Berger, Florian Fainelli, Nicolai Buchwitz,
Broadcom internal kernel review list, Andrew Lunn,
David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Florian Fainelli, netdev, linux-kernel
bcmgenet_init_dma() frees the rings it is about to replace before it
allocates anything, so a failure under memory pressure leaves the
interface with no datapath at all. The MTU change in the next patch runs
the same path on a live interface, where that takes a working link down.
Allocate into a set of its own first and install it only once it is
complete, so a failed allocation costs the running datapath nothing.
The receive buffers can only reach the hardware at install time, the
descriptors of a running ring must not be rewritten.
Signed-off-by: Nicolai Buchwitz <nb@tipi-net.de>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c | 248 +++++++++++++++----------
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h | 9 +
2 files changed, 159 insertions(+), 98 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index f5d7379e90400..f6ed15bb1a91c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -2360,16 +2360,15 @@ static netdev_tx_t bcmgenet_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
goto out;
}
-static int bcmgenet_rx_refill(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring,
- struct enet_cb *cb)
+static int bcmgenet_rx_alloc_cb(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
+ struct page_pool *pool, unsigned int buf_len,
+ struct enet_cb *cb)
{
- struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = ring->priv;
- unsigned int size = SKB_HEAD_ALIGN(priv->rx_buf_len);
+ unsigned int size = SKB_HEAD_ALIGN(buf_len);
unsigned int offset;
- dma_addr_t mapping;
struct page *page;
- page = page_pool_dev_alloc(ring->page_pool, &offset, &size);
+ page = page_pool_dev_alloc(pool, &offset, &size);
if (!page) {
priv->mib.alloc_rx_buff_failed++;
netif_err(priv, rx_err, priv->dev,
@@ -2377,15 +2376,37 @@ static int bcmgenet_rx_refill(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring,
return -ENOMEM;
}
+ cb->rx_page = page;
+ cb->rx_offset = offset;
+ cb->rx_size = size;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/* Hand the buffer of a control block to the hardware */
+static void bcmgenet_rx_arm_cb(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv, struct enet_cb *cb)
+{
+ dma_addr_t mapping;
+
/* page_pool handles DMA mapping via PP_FLAG_DMA_MAP */
- mapping = page_pool_get_dma_addr(page) + offset;
+ mapping = page_pool_get_dma_addr(cb->rx_page) + cb->rx_offset;
dma_sync_single_for_device(&priv->pdev->dev, mapping, priv->rx_buf_len,
DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
- cb->rx_page = page;
- cb->rx_offset = offset;
- cb->rx_size = size;
dmadesc_set_addr(priv, cb->bd_addr, mapping);
+}
+
+static int bcmgenet_rx_refill(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring,
+ struct enet_cb *cb)
+{
+ struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = ring->priv;
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = bcmgenet_rx_alloc_cb(priv, ring->page_pool, priv->rx_buf_len, cb);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ bcmgenet_rx_arm_cb(priv, cb);
return 0;
}
@@ -2633,22 +2654,15 @@ static void bcmgenet_dim_work(struct work_struct *work)
}
/* Assign page_pool pages to RX DMA descriptors. */
-static int bcmgenet_alloc_rx_buffers(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
- struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring)
+static void bcmgenet_arm_rx_buffers(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
+ struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring)
{
- struct enet_cb *cb;
int i;
netif_dbg(priv, hw, priv->dev, "%s\n", __func__);
- /* loop here for each buffer needing assign */
- for (i = 0; i < ring->size; i++) {
- cb = ring->cbs + i;
- if (bcmgenet_rx_refill(ring, cb))
- return -ENOMEM;
- }
-
- return 0;
+ for (i = 0; i < ring->size; i++)
+ bcmgenet_rx_arm_cb(priv, ring->cbs + i);
}
static void bcmgenet_free_rx_buffers(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv)
@@ -2933,41 +2947,33 @@ static void bcmgenet_init_tx_ring(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
netif_napi_add_tx(priv->dev, &ring->napi, bcmgenet_tx_poll);
}
-static int bcmgenet_rx_ring_create_pool(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
- struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring)
+static struct page_pool *bcmgenet_create_rx_pool(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
+ unsigned int size)
{
/* Buffers may share a page, depending on PAGE_SIZE and the MTU.
- * bcmgenet_rx_refill() syncs each one for the device,
+ * bcmgenet_rx_arm_cb() syncs each one for the device,
* PP_FLAG_DMA_SYNC_DEV would sync the whole page.
*/
struct page_pool_params pp_params = {
.order = 0,
.flags = PP_FLAG_DMA_MAP,
- .pool_size = ring->size,
+ .pool_size = size,
.nid = NUMA_NO_NODE,
.dev = &priv->pdev->dev,
.dma_dir = DMA_FROM_DEVICE,
};
- int err;
-
- ring->page_pool = page_pool_create(&pp_params);
- if (IS_ERR(ring->page_pool)) {
- err = PTR_ERR(ring->page_pool);
- ring->page_pool = NULL;
- return err;
- }
- return 0;
+ return page_pool_create(&pp_params);
}
/* Initialize a RDMA ring */
-static int bcmgenet_init_rx_ring(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
- unsigned int index, unsigned int size,
- unsigned int start_ptr, unsigned int end_ptr)
+static void bcmgenet_init_rx_ring(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
+ unsigned int index, unsigned int size,
+ unsigned int start_ptr, unsigned int end_ptr,
+ struct page_pool *pool)
{
struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring = &priv->rx_rings[index];
u32 words_per_bd = WORDS_PER_BD(priv);
- int ret, i;
ring->priv = priv;
ring->index = index;
@@ -2977,19 +2983,9 @@ static int bcmgenet_init_rx_ring(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
ring->read_ptr = start_ptr;
ring->cb_ptr = start_ptr;
ring->end_ptr = end_ptr - 1;
+ ring->page_pool = pool;
- ret = bcmgenet_rx_ring_create_pool(priv, ring);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
-
- ret = bcmgenet_alloc_rx_buffers(priv, ring);
- if (ret) {
- for (i = 0; i < ring->size; i++)
- bcmgenet_free_rx_cb(ring->cbs + i, ring->page_pool);
- page_pool_destroy(ring->page_pool);
- ring->page_pool = NULL;
- return ret;
- }
+ bcmgenet_arm_rx_buffers(priv, ring);
bcmgenet_init_dim(ring, bcmgenet_dim_work);
bcmgenet_init_rx_coalesce(ring);
@@ -3016,8 +3012,6 @@ static int bcmgenet_init_rx_ring(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
RDMA_WRITE_PTR);
bcmgenet_rdma_ring_writel(priv, index, end_ptr * words_per_bd - 1,
DMA_END_ADDR);
-
- return ret;
}
static void bcmgenet_enable_tx_napi(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv)
@@ -3205,18 +3199,17 @@ static void bcmgenet_destroy_rx_page_pools(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv)
*
* Queue 0 is also the default Rx queue with GENET_Q0_RX_BD_CNT descriptors.
*/
-static int bcmgenet_init_rx_queues(struct net_device *dev)
+static void bcmgenet_init_rx_queues(struct net_device *dev,
+ struct bcmgenet_dma_set *set)
{
struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
unsigned int start = 0, end = GENET_Q0_RX_BD_CNT;
u32 i, ring_mask;
- int ret;
/* Initialize Rx priority queues */
for (i = 0; i <= priv->hw_params->rx_queues; i++) {
- ret = bcmgenet_init_rx_ring(priv, i, end - start, start, end);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
+ bcmgenet_init_rx_ring(priv, i, end - start, start, end,
+ set->page_pool[i]);
start = end;
end += priv->hw_params->rx_bds_per_q;
@@ -3229,8 +3222,6 @@ static int bcmgenet_init_rx_queues(struct net_device *dev)
/* Enable Rx rings */
ring_mask <<= DMA_RING_BUF_EN_SHIFT;
bcmgenet_rdma_writel(priv, ring_mask, DMA_CTRL);
-
- return 0;
}
static int bcmgenet_dma_teardown(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv)
@@ -3277,10 +3268,86 @@ static void bcmgenet_fini_dma(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv)
}
/* init_edma: Initialize DMA control register */
-static int bcmgenet_init_dma(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv, bool flush_rx)
+/* Hand back a set that was never installed */
+static void bcmgenet_free_dma_set(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
+ struct bcmgenet_dma_set *set)
+{
+ unsigned int start = 0, end = GENET_Q0_RX_BD_CNT;
+ unsigned int i, q;
+
+ for (q = 0; q <= priv->hw_params->rx_queues; q++) {
+ if (set->page_pool[q]) {
+ for (i = start; i < end; i++)
+ bcmgenet_free_rx_cb(set->rx_cbs + i,
+ set->page_pool[q]);
+ page_pool_destroy(set->page_pool[q]);
+ }
+
+ start = end;
+ end += priv->hw_params->rx_bds_per_q;
+ }
+
+ kfree(set->rx_cbs);
+ kfree(set->tx_cbs);
+ memset(set, 0, sizeof(*set));
+}
+
+/* Build everything a datapath of this buffer length needs. The running one
+ * keeps its own until the caller installs this set, so a failure here costs
+ * nothing.
+ */
+static int bcmgenet_alloc_dma(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv, unsigned int buf_len,
+ struct bcmgenet_dma_set *set)
+{
+ unsigned int start = 0, end = GENET_Q0_RX_BD_CNT;
+ unsigned int i, q;
+
+ memset(set, 0, sizeof(*set));
+
+ set->rx_cbs = kzalloc_objs(struct enet_cb, TOTAL_DESC);
+ set->tx_cbs = kzalloc_objs(struct enet_cb, TOTAL_DESC);
+ if (!set->rx_cbs || !set->tx_cbs)
+ goto err;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < TOTAL_DESC; i++) {
+ set->rx_cbs[i].bd_addr = priv->base +
+ priv->hw_params->rdma_offset +
+ i * DMA_DESC_SIZE;
+ set->tx_cbs[i].bd_addr = priv->base +
+ priv->hw_params->tdma_offset +
+ i * DMA_DESC_SIZE;
+ }
+
+ for (q = 0; q <= priv->hw_params->rx_queues; q++) {
+ set->page_pool[q] = bcmgenet_create_rx_pool(priv, end - start);
+ if (IS_ERR(set->page_pool[q])) {
+ set->page_pool[q] = NULL;
+ goto err;
+ }
+
+ for (i = start; i < end; i++)
+ if (bcmgenet_rx_alloc_cb(priv, set->page_pool[q],
+ buf_len, set->rx_cbs + i))
+ goto err;
+
+ start = end;
+ end += priv->hw_params->rx_bds_per_q;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+
+err:
+ bcmgenet_free_dma_set(priv, set);
+
+ return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+/* Install a set built by bcmgenet_alloc_dma() and start the engines. The set
+ * is consumed either way, a failure frees it and leaves no datapath behind.
+ */
+static int bcmgenet_init_dma(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv, bool flush_rx,
+ struct bcmgenet_dma_set *set)
{
- struct enet_cb *cb;
- unsigned int i;
int ret;
u32 reg;
@@ -3290,14 +3357,14 @@ static int bcmgenet_init_dma(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv, bool flush_rx)
ret = bcmgenet_tdma_disable(priv);
if (ret) {
netdev_err(priv->dev, "failed to halt Tx DMA\n");
- return ret;
+ goto err;
}
/* Disable RX DMA */
ret = bcmgenet_rdma_disable(priv);
if (ret) {
netdev_err(priv->dev, "failed to halt Rx DMA\n");
- return ret;
+ goto err;
}
/* Flush TX queues */
@@ -3313,49 +3380,21 @@ static int bcmgenet_init_dma(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv, bool flush_rx)
udelay(10);
}
- /* Initialize common Rx ring structures */
+ /* The set belongs to the datapath from here on */
priv->rx_bds = priv->base + priv->hw_params->rdma_offset;
priv->num_rx_bds = TOTAL_DESC;
- priv->rx_cbs = kzalloc_objs(struct enet_cb, priv->num_rx_bds);
- if (!priv->rx_cbs)
- return -ENOMEM;
+ priv->rx_cbs = set->rx_cbs;
- for (i = 0; i < priv->num_rx_bds; i++) {
- cb = priv->rx_cbs + i;
- cb->bd_addr = priv->rx_bds + i * DMA_DESC_SIZE;
- }
-
- /* Initialize common TX ring structures */
priv->tx_bds = priv->base + priv->hw_params->tdma_offset;
priv->num_tx_bds = TOTAL_DESC;
- priv->tx_cbs = kzalloc_objs(struct enet_cb, priv->num_tx_bds);
- if (!priv->tx_cbs) {
- kfree(priv->rx_cbs);
- priv->rx_cbs = NULL;
- return -ENOMEM;
- }
-
- for (i = 0; i < priv->num_tx_bds; i++) {
- cb = priv->tx_cbs + i;
- cb->bd_addr = priv->tx_bds + i * DMA_DESC_SIZE;
- }
+ priv->tx_cbs = set->tx_cbs;
/* Init rDma */
bcmgenet_rdma_writel(priv, priv->dma_max_burst_length,
DMA_SCB_BURST_SIZE);
/* Initialize Rx queues */
- ret = bcmgenet_init_rx_queues(priv->dev);
- if (ret) {
- netdev_err(priv->dev, "failed to initialize Rx queues\n");
- bcmgenet_free_rx_buffers(priv);
- bcmgenet_destroy_rx_page_pools(priv);
- kfree(priv->rx_cbs);
- priv->rx_cbs = NULL;
- kfree(priv->tx_cbs);
- priv->tx_cbs = NULL;
- return ret;
- }
+ bcmgenet_init_rx_queues(priv->dev, set);
/* Init tDma */
bcmgenet_tdma_writel(priv, priv->dma_max_burst_length,
@@ -3374,6 +3413,11 @@ static int bcmgenet_init_dma(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv, bool flush_rx)
bcmgenet_tdma_writel(priv, reg, DMA_CTRL);
return 0;
+
+err:
+ bcmgenet_free_dma_set(priv, set);
+
+ return ret;
}
/* Interrupt bottom half */
@@ -3546,6 +3590,7 @@ static void bcmgenet_netif_start(struct net_device *dev, bool start_phy)
static int bcmgenet_open(struct net_device *dev)
{
struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+ struct bcmgenet_dma_set set;
int ret;
netif_dbg(priv, ifup, dev, "bcmgenet_open\n");
@@ -3575,7 +3620,11 @@ static int bcmgenet_open(struct net_device *dev)
bcmgenet_hfb_restore(priv);
/* Reinitialize TDMA and RDMA and SW housekeeping */
- ret = bcmgenet_init_dma(priv, true);
+ ret = bcmgenet_alloc_dma(priv, priv->rx_buf_len, &set);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err_clk_disable;
+
+ ret = bcmgenet_init_dma(priv, true, &set);
if (ret) {
netdev_err(dev, "failed to initialize DMA\n");
goto err_clk_disable;
@@ -4429,6 +4478,7 @@ static int bcmgenet_resume(struct device *d)
struct net_device *dev = dev_get_drvdata(d);
struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
struct bcmgenet_rxnfc_rule *rule;
+ struct bcmgenet_dma_set set;
int ret;
u32 reg;
@@ -4494,7 +4544,9 @@ static int bcmgenet_resume(struct device *d)
bcmgenet_hfb_restore(priv);
/* Reinitialize TDMA and RDMA and SW housekeeping */
- ret = bcmgenet_init_dma(priv, false);
+ ret = bcmgenet_alloc_dma(priv, priv->rx_buf_len, &set);
+ if (!ret)
+ ret = bcmgenet_init_dma(priv, false, &set);
if (ret) {
/* Leave the block clocked, close and suspend tear it down */
netdev_err(dev, "failed to initialize DMA\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
index 5f462b9774fad..d6600028c4591 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
@@ -541,6 +541,15 @@ struct bcmgenet_hw_params {
u32 words_per_bd;
};
+/* Everything an open datapath needs that can fail to be allocated. Built
+ * before the running one is given up, so a failure changes nothing.
+ */
+struct bcmgenet_dma_set {
+ struct enet_cb *rx_cbs;
+ struct enet_cb *tx_cbs;
+ struct page_pool *page_pool[GENET_MAX_MQ_CNT + 1];
+};
+
struct bcmgenet_skb_cb {
struct enet_cb *first_cb; /* First control block of SKB */
struct enet_cb *last_cb; /* Last control block of SKB */
--
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From: Nicolai Buchwitz @ 2026-11-03 10:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Doug Berger, Florian Fainelli, Nicolai Buchwitz,
Broadcom internal kernel review list, Andrew Lunn,
David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Florian Fainelli, netdev, linux-kernel, Dave Stevenson
The driver never sets dev->max_mtu, so the MTU is stuck at ETH_DATA_LEN.
One descriptor reaches as far as the packet ready threshold, so derive the
maximum from it. The threshold registers are 8 bit in units of 16 bytes and
want a multiple of the 256 byte burst size. A descriptor is one page and
also holds skb_shared_info behind the frame. On 4K pages the page is the
tighter limit and leaves 3564 bytes. That includes room for a VLAN tag so a
VLAN interface can run at the parent MTU. The MAC accepts a little more
than one descriptor holds, so a double tagged frame at that maximum is
dropped as fragmented until a later patch reassembles those.
The PHY keeps running across the change so the link stays up, with its
lock held so that a link event cannot enable the MAC while the registers
change. Two MTUs at or below ETH_DATA_LEN derive the same values, so a
change between them needs no restart at all.
Only a DMA that refuses to halt still takes the interface down, nothing is
left to run on then.
Suggested-by: Dave Stevenson <dave.stevenson@raspberrypi.com>
Link: https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues/5561
Signed-off-by: Nicolai Buchwitz <nb@tipi-net.de>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c | 88 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 88 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index f6ed15bb1a91c..e42de63fac14d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@
ENET_THLD_MAX * ENET_THLD_UNIT, \
ENET_THLD_PAGE_LEN)
+/* Largest MTU that fits one descriptor, with room for a VLAN tag so a VLAN
+ * interface can use the parent MTU.
+ */
+#define ENET_MAX_MTU (ENET_THLD_MAX_LEN - GENET_RBUF_ALIGN - \
+ ETH_HLEN - VLAN_HLEN)
+
/* Tx/Rx DMA register offset, skip 256 descriptors */
#define WORDS_PER_BD(p) (p->hw_params->words_per_bd)
#define DMA_DESC_SIZE (WORDS_PER_BD(priv) * sizeof(u32))
@@ -3965,6 +3971,81 @@ static int bcmgenet_change_carrier(struct net_device *dev, bool new_carrier)
return 0;
}
+static int bcmgenet_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
+{
+ struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+ unsigned int old_mtu = dev->mtu;
+ struct bcmgenet_dma_set set;
+ int ret;
+
+ /* Below ETH_DATA_LEN everything is floored, so there is nothing to
+ * reprogram. Same when a failed resume left the datapath down.
+ */
+ if (!netif_running(dev) || !priv->tx_cbs ||
+ max_t(unsigned int, old_mtu, ETH_DATA_LEN) ==
+ max_t(unsigned int, new_mtu, ETH_DATA_LEN)) {
+ WRITE_ONCE(dev->mtu, new_mtu);
+ priv->rx_buf_len = bcmgenet_rx_buf_len(new_mtu);
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ ret = bcmgenet_alloc_dma(priv, bcmgenet_rx_buf_len(new_mtu), &set);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ /* The watchdog trips on an idle queue once the rings are gone */
+ netif_device_detach(dev);
+
+ /* The PHY stays up, hold its lock. A link event would otherwise take
+ * the MAC out of reset and enable it mid rewrite.
+ */
+ mutex_lock(&dev->phydev->lock);
+ bcmgenet_netif_stop(dev, false);
+
+ WRITE_ONCE(dev->mtu, new_mtu);
+ priv->rx_buf_len = bcmgenet_rx_buf_len(new_mtu);
+ bcmgenet_set_mtu_regs(priv, new_mtu);
+
+ ret = bcmgenet_init_dma(priv, true, &set);
+ if (ret) {
+ /* Take it down here, or close and suspend tear it down twice */
+ netdev_err(dev, "failed to initialize DMA, closing\n");
+ WRITE_ONCE(dev->mtu, old_mtu);
+ priv->rx_buf_len = bcmgenet_rx_buf_len(old_mtu);
+ mutex_unlock(&dev->phydev->lock);
+ netif_close(dev);
+
+ /* __dev_open() refuses a detached device */
+ netif_device_attach(dev);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ bcmgenet_hfb_restore(priv);
+ bcmgenet_netif_start(dev, false);
+ mutex_unlock(&dev->phydev->lock);
+
+ /* bcmgenet_netif_start() only restores the link interrupt */
+ if (bcmgenet_has_mdio_intr(priv))
+ bcmgenet_intrl2_0_writel(priv, UMAC_IRQ_MDIO_EVENT,
+ INTRL2_CPU_MASK_CLEAR);
+
+ /* Interrupts were off, so a latched link event is lost. Internal PHYs
+ * on v1-v4 are not polled either.
+ */
+ phy_mac_interrupt(dev->phydev);
+
+ netif_device_attach(dev);
+
+ /* Filter updates that came in while the device was detached got
+ * dropped. An IPv6 join does not hold RTNL.
+ */
+ netif_addr_lock_bh(dev);
+ bcmgenet_set_rx_mode(dev);
+ netif_addr_unlock_bh(dev);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static const struct net_device_ops bcmgenet_netdev_ops = {
.ndo_open = bcmgenet_open,
.ndo_stop = bcmgenet_close,
@@ -3976,6 +4057,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops bcmgenet_netdev_ops = {
.ndo_set_features = bcmgenet_set_features,
.ndo_get_stats64 = bcmgenet_get_stats64,
.ndo_change_carrier = bcmgenet_change_carrier,
+ .ndo_change_mtu = bcmgenet_change_mtu,
};
/* GENET hardware parameters/characteristics */
@@ -4329,8 +4411,14 @@ static int bcmgenet_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
/* Mii wait queue */
init_waitqueue_head(&priv->wq);
bcmgenet_hfb_init(priv);
+
priv->rx_buf_len = bcmgenet_rx_buf_len(dev->mtu);
priv->tx_thld_len = bcmgenet_tx_pkt_rdy_thld(dev->mtu) * ENET_THLD_UNIT;
+
+ /* v1 cannot program the thresholds, so it stays at the default MTU */
+ if (!GENET_IS_V1(priv))
+ dev->max_mtu = ENET_MAX_MTU;
+
INIT_WORK(&priv->bcmgenet_irq_work, bcmgenet_irq_task);
priv->clk_wol = devm_clk_get_optional(&priv->pdev->dev, "enet-wol");
--
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From: Nicolai Buchwitz @ 2026-11-03 10:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Doug Berger, Florian Fainelli, Nicolai Buchwitz,
Broadcom internal kernel review list, Andrew Lunn,
David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Florian Fainelli, netdev, linux-kernel, Justin Chen,
Pierre-Marin Leclercq
The hardware does not truncate a frame longer than the packet ready
threshold. It splits the frame across descriptors and writes a status block
at the start of each one. The first fragment then arrives with SOP and no
EOP and is dropped as fragmented. This caps the MTU.
Strip the status blocks and reassemble the fragments. Only the last block
holds the checksum of the whole frame. Broadcom confirmed from the RTL that
every GENET revision splits long frames this way, not just the v5 this was
tested on.
On transmit the MAC only checksums a frame it holds in full, so anything
longer than the threshold falls back to software. At jumbo sizes the larger
frame saves more per packet overhead than the checksum costs.
UMAC_MAX_FRAME_LEN is 14 bit and counts the FCS. That puts the maximum MTU
at 16347.
The TX descriptor length field is wider than DMA_BUFLENGTH_MASK suggests,
that mask only extracts the length from the RX status word. A frame of
16361 bytes, the largest that MTU allows, came back byte exact 200 times
over UMAC loopback.
Suggested-by: Justin Chen <justin.chen@broadcom.com>
Tested-by: Pierre-Marin Leclercq <pierremarinleclercq88@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Nicolai Buchwitz <nb@tipi-net.de>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c | 131 ++++++++++++++++++++-----
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h | 2 +
2 files changed, 111 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index e42de63fac14d..af0fe896dcfb8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -84,11 +84,8 @@
ENET_THLD_MAX * ENET_THLD_UNIT, \
ENET_THLD_PAGE_LEN)
-/* Largest MTU that fits one descriptor, with room for a VLAN tag so a VLAN
- * interface can use the parent MTU.
- */
-#define ENET_MAX_MTU (ENET_THLD_MAX_LEN - GENET_RBUF_ALIGN - \
- ETH_HLEN - VLAN_HLEN)
+/* UMAC_MAX_FRAME_LEN is 14 bits wide and counts the FCS */
+#define ENET_MAX_MTU (GENMASK(13, 0) - ENET_FRAME_OVERHEAD)
/* Tx/Rx DMA register offset, skip 256 descriptors */
#define WORDS_PER_BD(p) (p->hw_params->words_per_bd)
@@ -2417,6 +2414,52 @@ static int bcmgenet_rx_refill(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring,
return 0;
}
+/* The rest of the frame carries no SOP. Drop it without counting it again,
+ * until the next SOP arrives.
+ */
+static void bcmgenet_discard_frags(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring)
+{
+ ring->frag_drop = true;
+
+ if (!ring->frag_head)
+ return;
+
+ dev_kfree_skb_any(ring->frag_head);
+ ring->frag_head = NULL;
+}
+
+/* A frame longer than the threshold arrives in several descriptors, each with
+ * its own status block. Returns the frame once EOP is in. NULL means either
+ * more descriptors are coming or the frame is gone.
+ */
+static struct sk_buff *bcmgenet_add_frag(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring,
+ struct page *page,
+ unsigned int offset,
+ unsigned int size,
+ unsigned int dma_flag,
+ unsigned int len)
+{
+ struct sk_buff *head = ring->frag_head;
+
+ if (unlikely(skb_shinfo(head)->nr_frags >= MAX_SKB_FRAGS)) {
+ BCMGENET_STATS64_INC((&ring->stats64), fragmented_errors);
+ bcmgenet_discard_frags(ring);
+ page_pool_put_full_page(ring->page_pool, page, true);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ skb_add_rx_frag(head, skb_shinfo(head)->nr_frags, page,
+ offset + sizeof(struct status_64),
+ len - sizeof(struct status_64), size);
+
+ if (!(dma_flag & DMA_EOP))
+ return NULL;
+
+ ring->frag_head = NULL;
+
+ return head;
+}
+
/* bcmgenet_desc_rx - descriptor based rx process.
* this could be called from bottom half, or from NAPI polling method.
*/
@@ -2434,6 +2477,7 @@ static unsigned int bcmgenet_desc_rx(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring,
unsigned int rxpktprocessed = 0, rxpkttoprocess;
unsigned int bytes_processed = 0;
unsigned int p_index, mask;
+ unsigned int rxframes = 0;
unsigned int discards;
/* Clear status before servicing to reduce spurious interrupts */
@@ -2481,6 +2525,7 @@ static unsigned int bcmgenet_desc_rx(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring,
if (bcmgenet_rx_refill(ring, cb)) {
BCMGENET_STATS64_INC(stats, dropped);
+ bcmgenet_discard_frags(ring);
goto next;
}
@@ -2505,24 +2550,42 @@ static unsigned int bcmgenet_desc_rx(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring,
__func__, p_index, ring->c_index,
ring->read_ptr, dma_length_status);
- /* Only the first descriptor carries the alignment pad */
- min_len = dma_flag & DMA_SOP ? GENET_RSB_PAD
- : sizeof(struct status_64);
+ /* Only the first descriptor carries the alignment pad. A head
+ * with more to come needs the Ethernet header in it, a
+ * continuation needs at least one payload byte.
+ */
+ if (dma_flag & DMA_SOP) {
+ min_len = GENET_RSB_PAD;
+ if (!(dma_flag & DMA_EOP))
+ min_len += ETH_HLEN;
+ } else {
+ min_len = sizeof(struct status_64) + 1;
+ }
/* Reject lengths that would underflow the SKB build path. */
if (unlikely(len > priv->rx_buf_len || len < min_len)) {
netif_err(priv, rx_status, dev,
"invalid packet length %d\n", len);
BCMGENET_STATS64_INC(stats, length_errors);
+ bcmgenet_discard_frags(ring);
page_pool_put_full_page(ring->page_pool, rx_page,
true);
goto next;
}
- if (unlikely(!(dma_flag & DMA_EOP) || !(dma_flag & DMA_SOP))) {
- netif_err(priv, rx_status, dev,
- "dropping fragmented packet!\n");
- BCMGENET_STATS64_INC(stats, fragmented_errors);
+ /* A new SOP picks up again after an incomplete frame */
+ if (dma_flag & DMA_SOP) {
+ if (ring->frag_head) {
+ BCMGENET_STATS64_INC(stats, fragmented_errors);
+ bcmgenet_discard_frags(ring);
+ }
+ ring->frag_drop = false;
+ } else if (unlikely(!ring->frag_head)) {
+ /* Rest of a dropped frame, or no SOP seen yet */
+ if (!ring->frag_drop) {
+ BCMGENET_STATS64_INC(stats, fragmented_errors);
+ ring->frag_drop = true;
+ }
page_pool_put_full_page(ring->page_pool, rx_page,
true);
goto next;
@@ -2552,17 +2615,27 @@ static unsigned int bcmgenet_desc_rx(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring,
DMA_RX_RXER)) == DMA_RX_RXER)
u64_stats_inc(&stats->errors);
u64_stats_update_end(&stats->syncp);
+ bcmgenet_discard_frags(ring);
page_pool_put_full_page(ring->page_pool, rx_page,
true);
goto next;
} /* error packet */
+ if (!(dma_flag & DMA_SOP)) {
+ skb = bcmgenet_add_frag(ring, rx_page, rx_offset,
+ rx_size, dma_flag, len);
+ if (!skb)
+ goto next;
+ goto deliver;
+ }
+
/* Build SKB from the page - data starts at hard_start,
* frame begins after RSB(64) + pad(2) = 66 bytes.
*/
skb = napi_build_skb(hard_start, rx_size);
if (unlikely(!skb)) {
BCMGENET_STATS64_INC(stats, dropped);
+ bcmgenet_discard_frags(ring);
page_pool_put_full_page(ring->page_pool, rx_page,
true);
goto next;
@@ -2574,17 +2647,26 @@ static unsigned int bcmgenet_desc_rx(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring,
skb_reserve(skb, GENET_RSB_PAD);
__skb_put(skb, len - GENET_RSB_PAD);
- if (priv->crc_fwd_en) {
- skb_trim(skb, skb->len - ETH_FCS_LEN);
+ if (unlikely(!(dma_flag & DMA_EOP))) {
+ ring->frag_head = skb;
+ goto next;
+ }
+
+deliver:
+ /* The FCS trim may release the page with the last status block */
+ rx_csum = (__force __be16)(status->rx_csum & 0xffff);
+
+ if (priv->crc_fwd_en &&
+ unlikely(pskb_trim(skb, skb->len - ETH_FCS_LEN))) {
+ BCMGENET_STATS64_INC(stats, dropped);
+ dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+ goto next;
}
/* Set up checksum offload */
- if (dev->features & NETIF_F_RXCSUM) {
- rx_csum = (__force __be16)(status->rx_csum & 0xffff);
- if (rx_csum) {
- skb->csum = (__force __wsum)ntohs(rx_csum);
- skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_COMPLETE;
- }
+ if ((dev->features & NETIF_F_RXCSUM) && rx_csum) {
+ skb->csum = (__force __wsum)ntohs(rx_csum);
+ skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_COMPLETE;
}
len = skb->len;
@@ -2592,6 +2674,7 @@ static unsigned int bcmgenet_desc_rx(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring,
/*Finish setting up the received SKB and send it to the kernel*/
skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, priv->dev);
+ rxframes++;
u64_stats_update_begin(&stats->syncp);
u64_stats_inc(&stats->packets);
@@ -2618,7 +2701,8 @@ static unsigned int bcmgenet_desc_rx(struct bcmgenet_rx_ring *ring,
}
ring->dim.bytes = bytes_processed;
- ring->dim.packets = rxpktprocessed;
+ /* A long frame spans several descriptors but is one packet */
+ ring->dim.packets = rxframes;
return rxpktprocessed;
}
@@ -2685,6 +2769,8 @@ static void bcmgenet_free_rx_buffers(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv)
cb = ring->cbs + i;
bcmgenet_free_rx_cb(cb, ring->page_pool);
}
+ /* A partial frame still holds pages of this pool */
+ bcmgenet_discard_frags(ring);
}
}
@@ -2755,7 +2841,8 @@ static void bcmgenet_link_intr_enable(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv)
}
/* Receive threshold in register units. Covers the alignment bytes and the
- * frame, but not the status block, which the hardware adds on top.
+ * frame up to the register maximum, but not the status block, which the
+ * hardware adds on top. A longer frame arrives in several descriptors.
*/
static unsigned int bcmgenet_pkt_rdy_thld(unsigned int mtu)
{
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
index d6600028c4591..894103c42d55d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
@@ -596,6 +596,8 @@ struct bcmgenet_rx_ring {
unsigned int cb_ptr; /* Rx ring initial CB ptr */
unsigned int end_ptr; /* Rx ring end CB ptr */
unsigned int old_discards;
+ struct sk_buff *frag_head; /* frame being reassembled */
+ bool frag_drop; /* discarding until the next SOP */
struct bcmgenet_net_dim dim;
u32 rx_max_coalesced_frames;
u32 rx_coalesce_usecs;
--
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@ 2026-11-06 10:31 ` Nicolai Buchwitz
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From: Nicolai Buchwitz @ 2026-11-06 10:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Doug Berger, Florian Fainelli, Nicolai Buchwitz,
Broadcom internal kernel review list, Andrew Lunn,
David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Florian Fainelli, netdev, linux-kernel, Pierre-Marin Leclercq,
Dave Stevenson, Justin Chen
On 3.11.2026 11:04, Nicolai Buchwitz wrote:
> This is v6 of my genet series which adds larger MTU / jumbo packet
> support.
Looks like clashiko didn't send the mails as usual, but I agree with
most of it's
findings [1]. Will send a v7 with the fixes.
[1]
https://netdev-ai.bots.linux.dev/sashiko/#/patchset/20261103-nb-genet-mtu-nn-v2-v6-0-61d5631676e5%40tipi-net.de
> [...]
Regards,
Nicolai
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