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    bnx2x: Multiple concurrent l2 traffic classes · 6383c0b3
    Ariel Elior authored
    Overview:
     Support mapping of priorities to traffic classes and
     traffic classes to transmission queues ranges in the net device.
     The queue ranges are (count, offset) pairs relating to the txq
     array.
     This can be done via DCBX negotiation or by kernel.
     As a result Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS) and Priority Flow
     Control (PFC) are supported between L2 network traffic classes.
    
     Mapping:
     This patch uses the netdev_set_num_tc, netdev_set_prio_tc_map and
     netdev_set_tc_queue functions to map priorities to traffic classes
     and traffic classes to transmission queue ranges.
     This mapping is performed by bnx2x_setup_tc function which is
     connected to the ndo_setup_tc.
     This function is always called at nic load where by default it
     maps all priorities to tc 0, and it may also be called by the
     kernel or by the bnx2x upon DCBX negotiation to modify the mapping.
    
     rtnl lock:
     When the ndo_setup_tc is called at nic load or by kernel the rtnl
     lock is already taken. However, when DCBX negotiation takes place
     the lock is not taken. The work is therefore scheduled to be
     handled by the sp_rtnl task.
    
     Fastpath:
     The fastpath structure of the bnx2x which was previously used
     to hold the information of one tx queue and one rx queue was
     redesigned to represent multiple tx queues, one for each traffic
     class.
     The transmission queue supplied in the skb by the kernel can no
     longer be interpreted as a straightforward index into the fastpath
     structure array, but it must rather be decoded to the appropriate
     fastpath index and the tc within that fastpath.
    
     Slowpath:
     The bnx2x's queue object was redesigned to accommodate multiple
     transmission queues. The queue object's state machine was enhanced
     to allow opening multiple transmission-only connections on top of
     the regular tx-rx connection.
    
     Firmware:
     This feature relies on the tx-only queue feature introduced in the
     bnx2x 7.0.23 firmware and the FW likewise must have the bnx2x multi
     cos support.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAriel Elior <ariele@broadcom.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarEilon Greenstein <eilong@broadcom.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
    6383c0b3
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