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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h b/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h
index 60d63711d43..270e217a53f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ struct efx_tx_buffer {
* @flushed: Used when handling queue flushing
* @read_count: Current read pointer.
* This is the number of buffers that have been removed from both rings.
+ * @old_write_count: The value of @write_count when last checked.
+ * This is here for performance reasons. The xmit path will
+ * only get the up-to-date value of @write_count if this
+ * variable indicates that the queue is empty. This is to
+ * avoid cache-line ping-pong between the xmit path and the
+ * completion path.
* @stopped: Stopped count.
* Set if this TX queue is currently stopping its port.
* @insert_count: Current insert pointer
@@ -163,6 +169,10 @@ struct efx_tx_buffer {
* @tso_long_headers: Number of packets with headers too long for standard
* blocks
* @tso_packets: Number of packets via the TSO xmit path
+ * @pushes: Number of times the TX push feature has been used
+ * @empty_read_count: If the completion path has seen the queue as empty
+ * and the transmission path has not yet checked this, the value of
+ * @read_count bitwise-added to %EFX_EMPTY_COUNT_VALID; otherwise 0.
*/
struct efx_tx_queue {
/* Members which don't change on the fast path */
@@ -177,6 +187,7 @@ struct efx_tx_queue {
/* Members used mainly on the completion path */
unsigned int read_count ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
+ unsigned int old_write_count;
int stopped;
/* Members used only on the xmit path */
@@ -187,6 +198,11 @@ struct efx_tx_queue {
unsigned int tso_bursts;
unsigned int tso_long_headers;
unsigned int tso_packets;
+ unsigned int pushes;
+
+ /* Members shared between paths and sometimes updated */
+ unsigned int empty_read_count ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
+#define EFX_EMPTY_COUNT_VALID 0x80000000
};
/**