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S2IO Technologies XFrame 10 Gig adapter. | ||
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I. Module loadable parameters. | ||
When loaded as a module, the driver provides a host of Module loadable | ||
parameters, so the device can be tuned as per the users needs. | ||
A list of the Module params is given below. | ||
(i) ring_num: This can be used to program the number of | ||
receive rings used in the driver. | ||
(ii) ring_len: This defines the number of descriptors each ring | ||
can have. There can be a maximum of 8 rings. | ||
(iii) frame_len: This is an array of size 8. Using this we can | ||
set the maximum size of the received frame that can | ||
be steered into the corrsponding receive ring. | ||
(iv) fifo_num: This defines the number of Tx FIFOs thats used in | ||
the driver. | ||
(v) fifo_len: Each element defines the number of | ||
Tx descriptors that can be associated with each | ||
corresponding FIFO. There are a maximum of 8 FIFOs. | ||
(vi) tx_prio: This is a bool, if module is loaded with a non-zero | ||
value for tx_prio multi FIFO scheme is activated. | ||
(vii) rx_prio: This is a bool, if module is loaded with a non-zero | ||
value for tx_prio multi RING scheme is activated. | ||
(viii) latency_timer: The value given against this param will be | ||
loaded into the latency timer register in PCI Config | ||
space, else the register is left with its reset value. | ||
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II. Performance tuning. | ||
By changing a few sysctl parameters. | ||
Copy the following lines into a file and run the following command, | ||
"sysctl -p <file_name>" | ||
### IPV4 specific settings | ||
net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps = 0 # turns TCP timestamp support off, default 1, reduces CPU use | ||
net.ipv4.tcp_sack = 0 # turn SACK support off, default on | ||
# on systems with a VERY fast bus -> memory interface this is the big gainer | ||
net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 10000000 10000000 10000000 # sets min/default/max TCP read buffer, default 4096 87380 174760 | ||
net.ipv4.tcp_wmem = 10000000 10000000 10000000 # sets min/pressure/max TCP write buffer, default 4096 16384 131072 | ||
net.ipv4.tcp_mem = 10000000 10000000 10000000 # sets min/pressure/max TCP buffer space, default 31744 32256 32768 | ||
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### CORE settings (mostly for socket and UDP effect) | ||
net.core.rmem_max = 524287 # maximum receive socket buffer size, default 131071 | ||
net.core.wmem_max = 524287 # maximum send socket buffer size, default 131071 | ||
net.core.rmem_default = 524287 # default receive socket buffer size, default 65535 | ||
net.core.wmem_default = 524287 # default send socket buffer size, default 65535 | ||
net.core.optmem_max = 524287 # maximum amount of option memory buffers, default 10240 | ||
net.core.netdev_max_backlog = 300000 # number of unprocessed input packets before kernel starts dropping them, default 300 | ||
---End of performance tuning file--- | ||
Release notes for Neterion's (Formerly S2io) Xframe I/II PCI-X 10GbE driver. | ||
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Contents | ||
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- 1. Introduction | ||
- 2. Identifying the adapter/interface | ||
- 3. Features supported | ||
- 4. Command line parameters | ||
- 5. Performance suggestions | ||
- 6. Available Downloads | ||
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1. Introduction: | ||
This Linux driver supports Neterion's Xframe I PCI-X 1.0 and | ||
Xframe II PCI-X 2.0 adapters. It supports several features | ||
such as jumbo frames, MSI/MSI-X, checksum offloads, TSO, UFO and so on. | ||
See below for complete list of features. | ||
All features are supported for both IPv4 and IPv6. | ||
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2. Identifying the adapter/interface: | ||
a. Insert the adapter(s) in your system. | ||
b. Build and load driver | ||
# insmod s2io.ko | ||
c. View log messages | ||
# dmesg | tail -40 | ||
You will see messages similar to: | ||
eth3: Neterion Xframe I 10GbE adapter (rev 3), Version 2.0.9.1, Intr type INTA | ||
eth4: Neterion Xframe II 10GbE adapter (rev 2), Version 2.0.9.1, Intr type INTA | ||
eth4: Device is on 64 bit 133MHz PCIX(M1) bus | ||
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The above messages identify the adapter type(Xframe I/II), adapter revision, | ||
driver version, interface name(eth3, eth4), Interrupt type(INTA, MSI, MSI-X). | ||
In case of Xframe II, the PCI/PCI-X bus width and frequency are displayed | ||
as well. | ||
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To associate an interface with a physical adapter use "ethtool -p <ethX>". | ||
The corresponding adapter's LED will blink multiple times. | ||
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3. Features supported: | ||
a. Jumbo frames. Xframe I/II supports MTU upto 9600 bytes, | ||
modifiable using ifconfig command. | ||
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b. Offloads. Supports checksum offload(TCP/UDP/IP) on transmit | ||
and receive, TSO. | ||
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c. Multi-buffer receive mode. Scattering of packet across multiple | ||
buffers. Currently driver supports 2-buffer mode which yields | ||
significant performance improvement on certain platforms(SGI Altix, | ||
IBM xSeries). | ||
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d. MSI/MSI-X. Can be enabled on platforms which support this feature | ||
(IA64, Xeon) resulting in noticeable performance improvement(upto 7% | ||
on certain platforms). | ||
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e. NAPI. Compile-time option(CONFIG_S2IO_NAPI) for better Rx interrupt | ||
moderation. | ||
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f. Statistics. Comprehensive MAC-level and software statistics displayed | ||
using "ethtool -S" option. | ||
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g. Multi-FIFO/Ring. Supports up to 8 transmit queues and receive rings, | ||
with multiple steering options. | ||
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4. Command line parameters | ||
a. tx_fifo_num | ||
Number of transmit queues | ||
Valid range: 1-8 | ||
Default: 1 | ||
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b. rx_ring_num | ||
Number of receive rings | ||
Valid range: 1-8 | ||
Default: 1 | ||
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c. tx_fifo_len | ||
Size of each transmit queue | ||
Valid range: Total length of all queues should not exceed 8192 | ||
Default: 4096 | ||
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d. rx_ring_sz | ||
Size of each receive ring(in 4K blocks) | ||
Valid range: Limited by memory on system | ||
Default: 30 | ||
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e. intr_type | ||
Specifies interrupt type. Possible values 1(INTA), 2(MSI), 3(MSI-X) | ||
Valid range: 1-3 | ||
Default: 1 | ||
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5. Performance suggestions | ||
General: | ||
a. Set MTU to maximum(9000 for switch setup, 9600 in back-to-back configuration) | ||
b. Set TCP windows size to optimal value. | ||
For instance, for MTU=1500 a value of 210K has been observed to result in | ||
good performance. | ||
# sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_rmem="210000 210000 210000" | ||
# sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_wmem="210000 210000 210000" | ||
For MTU=9000, TCP window size of 10 MB is recommended. | ||
# sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_rmem="10000000 10000000 10000000" | ||
# sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_wmem="10000000 10000000 10000000" | ||
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Transmit performance: | ||
a. By default, the driver respects BIOS settings for PCI bus parameters. | ||
However, you may want to experiment with PCI bus parameters | ||
max-split-transactions(MOST) and MMRBC (use setpci command). | ||
A MOST value of 2 has been found optimal for Opterons and 3 for Itanium. | ||
It could be different for your hardware. | ||
Set MMRBC to 4K**. | ||
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For example you can set | ||
For opteron | ||
#setpci -d 17d5:* 62=1d | ||
For Itanium | ||
#setpci -d 17d5:* 62=3d | ||
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For detailed description of the PCI registers, please see Xframe User Guide. | ||
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b. Ensure Transmit Checksum offload is enabled. Use ethtool to set/verify this | ||
parameter. | ||
c. Turn on TSO(using "ethtool -K") | ||
# ethtool -K <ethX> tso on | ||
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Receive performance: | ||
a. By default, the driver respects BIOS settings for PCI bus parameters. | ||
However, you may want to set PCI latency timer to 248. | ||
#setpci -d 17d5:* LATENCY_TIMER=f8 | ||
For detailed description of the PCI registers, please see Xframe User Guide. | ||
b. Use 2-buffer mode. This results in large performance boost on | ||
on certain platforms(eg. SGI Altix, IBM xSeries). | ||
c. Ensure Receive Checksum offload is enabled. Use "ethtool -K ethX" command to | ||
set/verify this option. | ||
d. Enable NAPI feature(in kernel configuration Device Drivers ---> Network | ||
device support ---> Ethernet (10000 Mbit) ---> S2IO 10Gbe Xframe NIC) to | ||
bring down CPU utilization. | ||
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** For AMD opteron platforms with 8131 chipset, MMRBC=1 and MOST=1 are | ||
recommended as safe parameters. | ||
For more information, please review the AMD8131 errata at | ||
http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/26310.pdf | ||
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6. Available Downloads | ||
Neterion "s2io" driver in Red Hat and Suse 2.6-based distributions is kept up | ||
to date, also the latest "s2io" code (including support for 2.4 kernels) is | ||
available via "Support" link on the Neterion site: http://www.neterion.com. | ||
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For Xframe User Guide (Programming manual), visit ftp site ns1.s2io.com, | ||
user: linuxdocs password: HALdocs | ||
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7. Support | ||
For further support please contact either your 10GbE Xframe NIC vendor (IBM, | ||
HP, SGI etc.) or click on the "Support" link on the Neterion site: | ||
http://www.neterion.com. | ||
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