Since people seemed to like my diff for em(4), here is one for ix(4). In addition to unlocking the rx completion path, this one also uses intr_barrier() and removes the rx mutex that claudio@ put in recently.
I don't have any ix(4) hardware. So the only guarantee is that this compiles ;). Index: if_ix.c =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/src/sys/dev/pci/if_ix.c,v retrieving revision 1.125 diff -u -p -r1.125 if_ix.c --- if_ix.c 11 Sep 2015 12:09:10 -0000 1.125 +++ if_ix.c 30 Sep 2015 12:24:50 -0000 @@ -210,8 +210,6 @@ ixgbe_attach(struct device *parent, stru sc->osdep.os_sc = sc; sc->osdep.os_pa = *pa; - mtx_init(&sc->rx_mtx, IPL_NET); - /* Set up the timer callout */ timeout_set(&sc->timer, ixgbe_local_timer, sc); timeout_set(&sc->rx_refill, ixgbe_rxrefill, sc); @@ -529,10 +527,7 @@ ixgbe_watchdog(struct ifnet * ifp) /* * The timer is set to 5 every time ixgbe_start() queues a packet. - * Then ixgbe_txeof() keeps resetting to 5 as long as it cleans at - * least one descriptor. - * Finally, anytime all descriptors are clean the timer is - * set to 0. + * Anytime all descriptors are clean the timer is set to 0. */ for (i = 0; i < sc->num_queues; i++, txr++) { if (txr->watchdog_timer == 0 || --txr->watchdog_timer) @@ -864,7 +859,7 @@ ixgbe_intr(void *arg) struct tx_ring *txr = sc->tx_rings; struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &sc->hw; uint32_t reg_eicr; - int i, refill = 0, was_active = 0; + int i, refill = 0; reg_eicr = IXGBE_READ_REG(&sc->hw, IXGBE_EICR); if (reg_eicr == 0) { @@ -874,11 +869,8 @@ ixgbe_intr(void *arg) if (ISSET(ifp->if_flags, IFF_RUNNING)) { ixgbe_rxeof(que); - refill = 1; - - if (ISSET(ifp->if_flags, IFF_OACTIVE)) - was_active = 1; ixgbe_txeof(txr); + refill = 1; } if (refill) { @@ -915,12 +907,6 @@ ixgbe_intr(void *arg) } } - if (was_active) { - KERNEL_LOCK(); - ixgbe_start(ifp); - KERNEL_UNLOCK(); - } - /* Check for fan failure */ if ((hw->device_id == IXGBE_DEV_ID_82598AT) && (reg_eicr & IXGBE_EICR_GPI_SDP1)) { @@ -1063,17 +1049,9 @@ ixgbe_encap(struct tx_ring *txr, struct cmd_type_len |= IXGBE_ADVTXD_DCMD_VLE; #endif - /* - * Force a cleanup if number of TX descriptors - * available is below the threshold. If it fails - * to get above, then abort transmit. - */ - if (txr->tx_avail <= IXGBE_TX_CLEANUP_THRESHOLD) { - ixgbe_txeof(txr); - /* Make sure things have improved */ - if (txr->tx_avail <= IXGBE_TX_OP_THRESHOLD) - return (ENOBUFS); - } + /* Check that we have least the minimal number of TX descriptors. */ + if (txr->tx_avail <= IXGBE_TX_OP_THRESHOLD) + return (ENOBUFS); /* * Important to capture the first descriptor @@ -1137,7 +1115,7 @@ ixgbe_encap(struct tx_ring *txr, struct txd->read.cmd_type_len |= htole32(IXGBE_TXD_CMD_EOP | IXGBE_TXD_CMD_RS); - txr->tx_avail -= map->dm_nsegs; + atomic_sub_int(&txr->tx_avail, map->dm_nsegs); txr->next_avail_desc = i; txbuf->m_head = m_head; @@ -1323,6 +1301,10 @@ ixgbe_stop(void *arg) /* reprogram the RAR[0] in case user changed it. */ ixgbe_set_rar(&sc->hw, 0, sc->hw.mac.addr, 0, IXGBE_RAH_AV); + intr_barrier(sc->tag); + + KASSERT((ifp->if_flags & IFF_RUNNING) == 0); + /* Should we really clear all structures on stop? */ ixgbe_free_transmit_structures(sc); ixgbe_free_receive_structures(sc); @@ -2207,7 +2189,7 @@ ixgbe_tx_ctx_setup(struct tx_ring *txr, if (++ctxd == sc->num_tx_desc) ctxd = 0; txr->next_avail_desc = ctxd; - --txr->tx_avail; + atomic_dec_int(&txr->tx_avail); return (0); } @@ -2324,7 +2306,7 @@ ixgbe_tso_setup(struct tx_ring *txr, str if (++ctxd == sc->num_tx_desc) ctxd = 0; - txr->tx_avail--; + atomic_dec_int(&txr->tx_avail); txr->next_avail_desc = ctxd; *cmd_type_len |= IXGBE_ADVTXD_DCMD_TSE; *olinfo_status |= IXGBE_TXD_POPTS_TXSM << 8; @@ -2346,6 +2328,7 @@ ixgbe_txeof(struct tx_ring *txr) struct ix_softc *sc = txr->sc; struct ifnet *ifp = &sc->arpcom.ac_if; uint32_t first, last, done, processed; + uint32_t num_avail; struct ixgbe_tx_buf *tx_buffer; struct ixgbe_legacy_tx_desc *tx_desc, *eop_desc; @@ -2357,23 +2340,17 @@ ixgbe_txeof(struct tx_ring *txr) return FALSE; } - KERNEL_LOCK(); - processed = 0; first = txr->next_to_clean; /* was the txt queue cleaned up in the meantime */ - if (txr->tx_buffers == NULL) { - KERNEL_UNLOCK(); + if (txr->tx_buffers == NULL) return FALSE; - } tx_buffer = &txr->tx_buffers[first]; /* For cleanup we just use legacy struct */ tx_desc = (struct ixgbe_legacy_tx_desc *)&txr->tx_base[first]; last = tx_buffer->eop_index; - if (last == -1) { - KERNEL_UNLOCK(); + if (last == -1) return FALSE; - } eop_desc = (struct ixgbe_legacy_tx_desc *)&txr->tx_base[last]; /* @@ -2395,7 +2372,6 @@ ixgbe_txeof(struct tx_ring *txr) tx_desc->upper.data = 0; tx_desc->lower.data = 0; tx_desc->buffer_addr = 0; - ++txr->tx_avail; ++processed; if (tx_buffer->m_head) { @@ -2437,31 +2413,24 @@ ixgbe_txeof(struct tx_ring *txr) txr->next_to_clean = first; + num_avail = atomic_add_int_nv(&txr->tx_avail, processed); + + /* All clean, turn off the timer */ + if (num_avail == sc->num_tx_desc) + ifp->if_timer = 0; + /* * If we have enough room, clear IFF_OACTIVE to tell the stack that - * it is OK to send packets. If there are no pending descriptors, - * clear the timeout. Otherwise, if some descriptors have been freed, - * restart the timeout. + * it is OK to send packets. */ - if (txr->tx_avail > IXGBE_TX_CLEANUP_THRESHOLD) { - ifp->if_flags &= ~IFF_OACTIVE; - - /* If all are clean turn off the timer */ - if (txr->tx_avail == sc->num_tx_desc) { - ifp->if_timer = 0; - txr->watchdog_timer = 0; - KERNEL_UNLOCK(); - return FALSE; - } - /* Some were cleaned, so reset timer */ - else if (processed) { - ifp->if_timer = IXGBE_TX_TIMEOUT; - txr->watchdog_timer = IXGBE_TX_TIMEOUT; - } + if (ISSET(ifp->if_flags, IFF_OACTIVE) && + num_avail > IXGBE_TX_OP_THRESHOLD) { + KERNEL_LOCK(); + CLR(ifp->if_flags, IFF_OACTIVE); + ixgbe_start(ifp); + KERNEL_UNLOCK(); } - KERNEL_UNLOCK(); - return TRUE; } @@ -2611,8 +2580,6 @@ ixgbe_rxfill(struct rx_ring *rxr) u_int slots; int i; - mtx_enter(&sc->rx_mtx); - i = rxr->last_desc_filled; for (slots = if_rxr_get(&rxr->rx_ring, sc->num_rx_desc); slots > 0; slots--) { @@ -2628,8 +2595,6 @@ ixgbe_rxfill(struct rx_ring *rxr) if_rxr_put(&rxr->rx_ring, slots); - mtx_leave(&sc->rx_mtx); - return (post); } @@ -2797,10 +2762,8 @@ ixgbe_free_receive_structures(struct ix_ struct rx_ring *rxr; int i; - mtx_enter(&sc->rx_mtx); for (i = 0, rxr = sc->rx_rings; i < sc->num_queues; i++, rxr++) if_rxr_init(&rxr->rx_ring, 0, 0); - mtx_leave(&sc->rx_mtx); for (i = 0, rxr = sc->rx_rings; i < sc->num_queues; i++, rxr++) ixgbe_free_receive_buffers(rxr); @@ -2854,7 +2817,6 @@ ixgbe_rxeof(struct ix_queue *que) struct rx_ring *rxr = que->rxr; struct ifnet *ifp = &sc->arpcom.ac_if; struct mbuf_list ml = MBUF_LIST_INITIALIZER(); - struct mbuf_list free_ml = MBUF_LIST_INITIALIZER(); struct mbuf *mp, *sendmp; uint8_t eop = 0; uint16_t len, vtag; @@ -2867,7 +2829,6 @@ ixgbe_rxeof(struct ix_queue *que) if (!ISSET(ifp->if_flags, IFF_RUNNING)) return FALSE; - mtx_enter(&sc->rx_mtx); i = rxr->next_to_check; while (if_rxr_inuse(&rxr->rx_ring) > 0) { bus_dmamap_sync(rxr->rxdma.dma_tag, rxr->rxdma.dma_map, @@ -2902,11 +2863,11 @@ ixgbe_rxeof(struct ix_queue *que) sc->dropped_pkts++; if (rxbuf->fmp) { - ml_enqueue(&free_ml, rxbuf->fmp); + m_freem(rxbuf->fmp); rxbuf->fmp = NULL; } - ml_enqueue(&free_ml, mp); + m_freem(mp); rxbuf->buf = NULL; goto next_desc; } @@ -2984,10 +2945,6 @@ next_desc: i = 0; } rxr->next_to_check = i; - mtx_leave(&sc->rx_mtx); - - while ((mp = ml_dequeue(&free_ml))) - m_freem(mp); if_input(ifp, &ml); Index: if_ix.h =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/src/sys/dev/pci/if_ix.h,v retrieving revision 1.29 diff -u -p -r1.29 if_ix.h --- if_ix.h 11 Sep 2015 13:02:28 -0000 1.29 +++ if_ix.h 30 Sep 2015 12:17:09 -0000 @@ -77,10 +77,9 @@ #define IXGBE_TX_TIMEOUT 5 /* set to 5 seconds */ /* - * This parameters control when the driver calls the routine to reclaim - * transmit descriptors. + * Thise parameter controls the minimum number of available transmit + * descriptors needed before we attempt transmission of a packet. */ -#define IXGBE_TX_CLEANUP_THRESHOLD (sc->num_tx_desc / 16) #define IXGBE_TX_OP_THRESHOLD (sc->num_tx_desc / 32) #define IXGBE_MAX_FRAME_SIZE 9216 @@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ struct tx_ring { union ixgbe_adv_tx_desc *tx_base; struct ixgbe_tx_buf *tx_buffers; struct ixgbe_dma_alloc txdma; - volatile uint16_t tx_avail; + volatile uint32_t tx_avail; uint32_t next_avail_desc; uint32_t next_to_clean; enum { @@ -277,7 +276,6 @@ struct ix_softc { * Receive rings: * Allocated at run time, an array of rings. */ - struct mutex rx_mtx; struct rx_ring *rx_rings; uint64_t que_mask; int num_rx_desc;