History log of /src/share/man/man4/ixg.4
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# 1.16 02-Nov-2023 wiz

ixg(4): fix formatting of AUTHORS


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# 1.15 25-Aug-2021 msaitoh

Use MCLGET() instead of homegrown cluster (jcl) allocation mechanism.

- Before this commit, resource shortage was easily occurred because the total
number of the clusters is small.

- Reviewed by knakahara and ryo.


Revision tags: cjep_sun2x-base1 cjep_sun2x-base cjep_staticlib_x-base1 cjep_staticlib_x-base
# 1.14 09-Mar-2021 wiz

Improve wording, use more macros.


# 1.13 09-Mar-2021 msaitoh

Modify some parameters to reduce packet dropping.

- Background: ixgbe doesn't use common MCLGET() interface and use the
driver specific cluster allocation mechanism (jcl). The cluster is
pre-allocated with a fixed number and the current number per queue
is num_rx_desc * 2 (2048*2=4096). It's too small. It also has a problem
that the max length of the pcq which is used in the TX path is big
(4096). Example:

100M <----- [ixg0 ixg1] <----- 1G
2048 TX descs <--- 4096 pcqs <---- 2048 RX descs

If a machine forwards a traffic from 1G interface to 100M interface,
It would require 2048+4096+2048=8192 descriptors, but the current number
is 2048*2=4096. It's too small. Even if the both interface's link speed
is the same and only small number of packet is queued in the pcq, 4096
jcl is small because 2048(RX)+TX(2048)=4096. If jcl is exhausted, not only
forwarding from ixg1 to ixg0 is dropped, but also another forwarding path
from ixg1 to another interface(e.g. wm0) is also dropped. Sockets also
queue packets, so if a lot of sockets are used and/or a socket buffer
size is changed to bigger one, it'll also become a problem. If the jcl
is exhausted, evcnt(9) counter "ixgX qY Rx no jumbo mbuf" is incremented.
Example:
vmstat -ev | grep ixg1 | grep "no jumbo"
ixg1 q0 Rx no jumbo mbuf 0 0 misc
ixg1 q1 Rx no jumbo mbuf 0 0 misc
ixg1 q2 Rx no jumbo mbuf 141326 0 misc
ixg1 q3 Rx no jumbo mbuf 0 0 misc


- To solve this problem:
- Add new config parameter IXGBE_JCLNUM_MULTI and set the default to 3
(2048 * 3). The minimum number is 2. The total number of jcl per queue
is available with hw.ixgN.num_jcl_per_queue sysctl.
- Reduce the max length of the pcq() which is used in the TX path from
4096 to 2048.

- Reviewed by knakahara@ and ozaki-r@.

- TODO: Use MCLGET().


Revision tags: netbsd-9-1-RELEASE phil-wifi-20200421 phil-wifi-20200411 is-mlppp-base phil-wifi-20200406 netbsd-9-0-RELEASE netbsd-9-0-RC2 netbsd-9-0-RC1 phil-wifi-20191119 netbsd-9-base phil-wifi-20190609 pgoyette-compat-20190127 pgoyette-compat-20190118 pgoyette-compat-1226 pgoyette-compat-1126 pgoyette-compat-1020 pgoyette-compat-0930 pgoyette-compat-0906 pgoyette-compat-0728 phil-wifi-base pgoyette-compat-0625 pgoyette-compat-0521
# 1.12 09-May-2018 wiz

branches: 1.12.4;
Fix xref.


# 1.11 09-May-2018 msaitoh

Add a maunal page for ixv(4).


Revision tags: pgoyette-compat-0502 pgoyette-compat-0422 netbsd-8-0-RC1 pgoyette-compat-0415 pgoyette-compat-0407 pgoyette-compat-0330 pgoyette-compat-0322 pgoyette-compat-0315 pgoyette-compat-base matt-nb8-mediatek-base perseant-stdc-iso10646-base netbsd-8-base prg-localcount2-base3 prg-localcount2-base2 prg-localcount2-base1 prg-localcount2-base pgoyette-localcount-20170426 bouyer-socketcan-base1 pgoyette-localcount-20170320
# 1.10 24-Feb-2017 msaitoh

branches: 1.10.4; 1.10.10;
Remove RSS's note in BUGS section because it's supported now.


Revision tags: bouyer-socketcan-base pgoyette-localcount-20170107
# 1.9 28-Dec-2016 msaitoh

branches: 1.9.2;
Add X550.


Revision tags: pgoyette-localcount-20161104 localcount-20160914 pgoyette-localcount-20160806 pgoyette-localcount-20160726 pgoyette-localcount-base
# 1.8 13-Aug-2015 msaitoh

branches: 1.8.2;
MSI and MSI-X are supported now.


# 1.7 11-Aug-2015 msaitoh

- Add X540.
- Remove HARDWARE list because it's difficult to maintain.


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# 1.6 18-Mar-2014 riastradh

Merge riastradh-drm2 to HEAD.


Revision tags: riastradh-drm2-base3 riastradh-drm2-base2 riastradh-drm2-base1
# 1.5 20-Jul-2013 wiz

Use Mt for email addresses.


Revision tags: riastradh-drm2-base agc-symver-base yamt-pagecache-base8 yamt-pagecache-base7 yamt-pagecache-base6 yamt-pagecache-base5 yamt-pagecache-base4
# 1.4 14-Mar-2012 wiz

branches: 1.4.2; 1.4.4;
Fix URL.


# 1.3 13-Mar-2012 njoly

Use Lk macro instead of Pa when dealing with URLs, to produce links
with HTML output. And while here update or removed some dead URL
links. Another part of PR/29238.


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# 1.2 12-Aug-2011 wiz

branches: 1.2.2;
Remove trailing whitespace, superfluous quotes, move RCS Id to top.


# 1.1 12-Aug-2011 dyoung

Add the manual page for the Intel 82599 10-gigabit ethernet driver,
ixg(4).