Subject: Re: [rfc net-next v6 2/3] virtio_net: multiqueue support

From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:40:26 +0200

On Mon, Nov 05, 2012 at 11:38:39AM +1030, Rusty Russell wrote:
> > @@ -924,11 +1032,10 @@ static void virtnet_get_ringparam(struct net_device *dev,
> >  {
> >  	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
> >  
> > -	ring->rx_max_pending = virtqueue_get_vring_size(vi->rvq);
> > -	ring->tx_max_pending = virtqueue_get_vring_size(vi->svq);
> > +	ring->rx_max_pending = virtqueue_get_vring_size(vi->rq[0].vq);
> > +	ring->tx_max_pending = virtqueue_get_vring_size(vi->sq[0].vq);
> >  	ring->rx_pending = ring->rx_max_pending;
> >  	ring->tx_pending = ring->tx_max_pending;
> > -
> >  }
> 
> This assumes all vqs are the same size.  I think this should probably
> check: for mq mode, use the first vq, otherewise use the 0th.

For rx_pending/tx_pending I think what is required here is the
actual number of outstanding buffers.
Dave, Eric - right?

So this should be the total over all rings and to be useful,
rx_max_pending/tx_max_pending should be the total too.

> For bonus points, check this assertion at probe time.

Looks like we can easily support different queues too.

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MST