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author | Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com> | 2011-08-15 18:06:20 +0400 |
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committer | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2011-08-17 03:36:14 +0400 |
commit | 5f308d195ed2ae227bea569c7c8a4563e04e0110 (patch) | |
tree | 541666b150dae8f80f8c9c5058589993997d204a | |
parent | 19e2f6fe9601ca5c846b7163e6d6d00f87b34760 (diff) | |
download | linux-5f308d195ed2ae227bea569c7c8a4563e04e0110.tar.xz |
ethtool: Reformat struct ethtool_coalesce comments into kernel-doc format
This reorders and duplicates some wording, but should make no
substantive changes.
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
-rw-r--r-- | include/linux/ethtool.h | 135 |
1 files changed, 64 insertions, 71 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/ethtool.h b/include/linux/ethtool.h index c6e427ab65fe..be32dd03e10c 100644 --- a/include/linux/ethtool.h +++ b/include/linux/ethtool.h @@ -117,99 +117,92 @@ struct ethtool_eeprom { __u8 data[0]; }; -/* for configuring coalescing parameters of chip */ +/** + * struct ethtool_coalesce - coalescing parameters of chip + * @cmd: ETHTOOL_{G,S}COALESCE + * @rx_coalesce_usecs: How many usecs to delay an RX interrupt after + * a packet arrives. If 0, only @rx_max_coalesced_frames is used. + * @rx_max_coalesced_frames: How many packets to delay an RX interrupt + * after a packet arrives. If 0, only @rx_coalesce_usecs is used. + * @rx_coalesce_usecs_irq: Same as @rx_coalesce_usecs, except that + * this value applies while an IRQ is being serviced by the host. + * @rx_max_coalesced_frames_irq: Same as @rx_max_coalesced_frames, + * except that this value applies while an IRQ is being serviced + * by the host. + * @tx_coalesce_usecs: How many usecs to delay a TX interrupt after + * a packet is sent. If 0, only @tx_max_coalesced_frames + * is used. + * @tx_max_coalesced_frames: How many packets to delay a TX interrupt + * after a packet is sent. If 0, only @tx_coalesce_usecs is + * used. + * @tx_coalesce_usecs_irq: Same as @tx_coalesce_usecs, except that + * this value applies while an IRQ is being serviced by the host. + * @tx_max_coalesced_frames_irq: Same as @tx_max_coalesced_frames, + * except that this value applies while an IRQ is being serviced + * by the host. + * @stats_block_coalesce_usecs: How many usecs to delay in-memory + * statistics block updates. Some drivers do not have an + * in-memory statistic block, and in such cases this value is + * ignored. This value must not be zero. + * @use_adaptive_rx_coalesce: Enable adaptive RX coalescing. + * @use_adaptive_tx_coalesce: Enable adaptive TX coalescing. + * @pkt_rate_low: Threshold for low packet rate (packets per second). + * @rx_coalesce_usecs_low: How many usecs to delay an RX interrupt after + * a packet arrives, when the packet rate is below @pkt_rate_low. + * @rx_max_coalesced_frames_low: How many packets to delay an RX interrupt + * after a packet arrives, when the packet rate is below @pkt_rate_low. + * @tx_coalesce_usecs_low: How many usecs to delay a TX interrupt after + * a packet is sent, when the packet rate is below @pkt_rate_low. + * @tx_max_coalesced_frames_low: How many packets to delay a TX interrupt + * after a packet is sent, when the packet rate is below @pkt_rate_low. + * @pkt_rate_high: Threshold for high packet rate (packets per second). + * @rx_coalesce_usecs_high: How many usecs to delay an RX interrupt after + * a packet arrives, when the packet rate is above @pkt_rate_high. + * @rx_max_coalesced_frames_high: How many packets to delay an RX interrupt + * after a packet arrives, when the packet rate is above @pkt_rate_high. + * @tx_coalesce_usecs_high: How many usecs to delay a TX interrupt after + * a packet is sent, when the packet rate is above @pkt_rate_high. + * @tx_max_coalesced_frames_high: How many packets to delay a TX interrupt + * after a packet is sent, when the packet rate is above @pkt_rate_high. + * @rate_sample_interval: How often to do adaptive coalescing packet rate + * sampling, measured in seconds. Must not be zero. + * + * It is illegal to set both usecs and max frames to zero as this + * would cause interrupts to never be generated. + * + * Adaptive RX/TX coalescing is an algorithm implemented by some + * drivers to improve latency under low packet rates and improve + * throughput under high packet rates. Some drivers only implement + * one of RX or TX adaptive coalescing. Anything not implemented by + * the driver causes these values to be silently ignored. + * + * When the packet rate is below @pkt_rate_high but above + * @pkt_rate_low (both measured in packets per second) the + * normal {rx,tx}_* coalescing parameters are used. + */ struct ethtool_coalesce { - __u32 cmd; /* ETHTOOL_{G,S}COALESCE */ - - /* How many usecs to delay an RX interrupt after - * a packet arrives. If 0, only rx_max_coalesced_frames - * is used. - */ + __u32 cmd; __u32 rx_coalesce_usecs; - - /* How many packets to delay an RX interrupt after - * a packet arrives. If 0, only rx_coalesce_usecs is - * used. It is illegal to set both usecs and max frames - * to zero as this would cause RX interrupts to never be - * generated. - */ __u32 rx_max_coalesced_frames; - - /* Same as above two parameters, except that these values - * apply while an IRQ is being serviced by the host. Not - * all cards support this feature and the values are ignored - * in that case. - */ __u32 rx_coalesce_usecs_irq; __u32 rx_max_coalesced_frames_irq; - - /* How many usecs to delay a TX interrupt after - * a packet is sent. If 0, only tx_max_coalesced_frames - * is used. - */ __u32 tx_coalesce_usecs; - - /* How many packets to delay a TX interrupt after - * a packet is sent. If 0, only tx_coalesce_usecs is - * used. It is illegal to set both usecs and max frames - * to zero as this would cause TX interrupts to never be - * generated. - */ __u32 tx_max_coalesced_frames; - - /* Same as above two parameters, except that these values - * apply while an IRQ is being serviced by the host. Not - * all cards support this feature and the values are ignored - * in that case. - */ __u32 tx_coalesce_usecs_irq; __u32 tx_max_coalesced_frames_irq; - - /* How many usecs to delay in-memory statistics - * block updates. Some drivers do not have an in-memory - * statistic block, and in such cases this value is ignored. - * This value must not be zero. - */ __u32 stats_block_coalesce_usecs; - - /* Adaptive RX/TX coalescing is an algorithm implemented by - * some drivers to improve latency under low packet rates and - * improve throughput under high packet rates. Some drivers - * only implement one of RX or TX adaptive coalescing. Anything - * not implemented by the driver causes these values to be - * silently ignored. - */ __u32 use_adaptive_rx_coalesce; __u32 use_adaptive_tx_coalesce; - - /* When the packet rate (measured in packets per second) - * is below pkt_rate_low, the {rx,tx}_*_low parameters are - * used. - */ __u32 pkt_rate_low; __u32 rx_coalesce_usecs_low; __u32 rx_max_coalesced_frames_low; __u32 tx_coalesce_usecs_low; __u32 tx_max_coalesced_frames_low; - - /* When the packet rate is below pkt_rate_high but above - * pkt_rate_low (both measured in packets per second) the - * normal {rx,tx}_* coalescing parameters are used. - */ - - /* When the packet rate is (measured in packets per second) - * is above pkt_rate_high, the {rx,tx}_*_high parameters are - * used. - */ __u32 pkt_rate_high; __u32 rx_coalesce_usecs_high; __u32 rx_max_coalesced_frames_high; __u32 tx_coalesce_usecs_high; __u32 tx_max_coalesced_frames_high; - - /* How often to do adaptive coalescing packet rate sampling, - * measured in seconds. Must not be zero. - */ __u32 rate_sample_interval; }; |