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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2.rst b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2.rst index dd5cd69467be..1e196cb9ce25 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2.rst @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Contents - `Drivers`_ - `Basic packet flow`_ - `Devlink health reporters`_ +- `Quality of service`_ Overview ======== @@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ Type1: Type2: - RVU PF0 ie admin function creates these VFs and maps them to loopback block's channels. - A set of two VFs (VF0 & VF1, VF2 & VF3 .. so on) works as a pair ie pkts sent out of - VF0 will be received by VF1 and viceversa. + VF0 will be received by VF1 and vice versa. - These VFs can be used by applications or virtual machines to communicate between them without sending traffic outside. There is no switch present in HW, hence the support for loopback VFs. @@ -287,3 +288,55 @@ For example:: NIX_AF_ERR: NIX Error Interrupt Reg : 64 Rx on unmapped PF_FUNC + + +Quality of service +================== + + +Hardware algorithms used in scheduling +-------------------------------------- + +octeontx2 silicon and CN10K transmit interface consists of five transmit levels +starting from SMQ/MDQ, TL4 to TL1. Each packet will traverse MDQ, TL4 to TL1 +levels. Each level contains an array of queues to support scheduling and shaping. +The hardware uses the below algorithms depending on the priority of scheduler queues. +once the usercreates tc classes with different priorities, the driver configures +schedulers allocated to the class with specified priority along with rate-limiting +configuration. + +1. Strict Priority + + - Once packets are submitted to MDQ, hardware picks all active MDQs having different priority + using strict priority. + +2. Round Robin + + - Active MDQs having the same priority level are chosen using round robin. + + +Setup HTB offload +----------------- + +1. Enable HW TC offload on the interface:: + + # ethtool -K <interface> hw-tc-offload on + +2. Crate htb root:: + + # tc qdisc add dev <interface> clsact + # tc qdisc replace dev <interface> root handle 1: htb offload + +3. Create tc classes with different priorities:: + + # tc class add dev <interface> parent 1: classid 1:1 htb rate 10Gbit prio 1 + + # tc class add dev <interface> parent 1: classid 1:2 htb rate 10Gbit prio 7 + +4. Create tc classes with same priorities and different quantum:: + + # tc class add dev <interface> parent 1: classid 1:1 htb rate 10Gbit prio 2 quantum 409600 + + # tc class add dev <interface> parent 1: classid 1:2 htb rate 10Gbit prio 2 quantum 188416 + + # tc class add dev <interface> parent 1: classid 1:3 htb rate 10Gbit prio 2 quantum 32768 |