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brcmfmac: throughput enhancement for flow control mode

PATCH In review Wright Feng 3 participants 9 messages Nov 5, 2018 – Dec 13, 2018 Broadcom BRCM80211 IEEE802.11 wireless drivers

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v3 cover brcmfmac: throughput enhancement for flow control mode

The patches are for throughput enhancement with flow control mode enabled and introduce a new module parameter to enhance TX throughput as well.

Changes since v2:
- Add "brcmfmac: handle compressed tx status signal" in this series.
- Enable frameburst mode in default instead of being a module parameter

Changes since v1:
- Remove the patch "calling skb_orphan before sending skb to SDIO bus"
- Revise the patch "brcmfmac: add credit numbers updating support"

Chung-Hsien Hsu (1):
brcmfmac: handle compressed tx status signal

Wright Feng (2):
brcmfmac: add credit numbers updating support
brcmfmac: enable frameburst mode in default firmware setting

 .../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c    |   4 +
 .../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwil.h        |   1 +
 .../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c    | 144 +++++++++++-------
 3 files changed, 91 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-)
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PATCH v3 1/3 brcmfmac: add credit numbers updating support

The credit numbers are static and tunable per chip in firmware side. However the credit number may be changed that is based on packet pool length and will send BRCMF_E_FIFO_CREDIT_MAP event to notify host driver updates the credit numbers during interface up.
The purpose of this patch is making host driver has ability of updating the credit numbers when receiving the BRCMF_E_FIFO_CREDIT_MAP event.

---
v2: Replace brcmf_err with WARN_ONCE

---
 .../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c    | 23 ++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c +15 -8
index f3cbf78c8899..c75be2703b3e 100644
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ struct brcmf_fws_info {
 	struct work_struct fws_dequeue_work;
 	u32 fifo_enqpkt[BRCMF_FWS_FIFO_COUNT];
 	int fifo_credit[BRCMF_FWS_FIFO_COUNT];
+	int init_fifo_credit[BRCMF_FWS_FIFO_COUNT];
 	int credits_borrowed[BRCMF_FWS_FIFO_AC_VO + 1];
 	int deq_node_pos[BRCMF_FWS_FIFO_COUNT];
 	u32 fifo_credit_map;
@@ -1237,6 +1238,9 @@ static void brcmf_fws_return_credits(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws,
 	}
 
 	fws->fifo_credit[fifo] += credits;
+	if (fws->fifo_credit[fifo] > fws->init_fifo_credit[fifo])
+		fws->fifo_credit[fifo] = fws->init_fifo_credit[fifo];
+
 }
 
 static void brcmf_fws_schedule_deq(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws)
@@ -1595,19 +1599,21 @@ static int brcmf_fws_notify_credit_map(struct brcmf_if *ifp,
 		brcmf_err("event payload too small (%d)\n", e->datalen);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (fws->creditmap_received)
-		return 0;
 
 	fws->creditmap_received = true;
 
 	brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "enter: credits %pM\n", credits);
 	brcmf_fws_lock(fws);
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(fws->fifo_credit); i++) {
-		if (*credits)
+		fws->fifo_credit[i] += credits[i] - fws->init_fifo_credit[i];
+		fws->init_fifo_credit[i] = credits[i];
+		if (fws->fifo_credit[i] > 0)
 			fws->fifo_credit_map |= 1 << i;
 		else
 			fws->fifo_credit_map &= ~(1 << i);
-		fws->fifo_credit[i] = *credits++;
+		WARN_ONCE(fws->fifo_credit[i] < 0,
+			  "fifo_credit[%d] is negative(%d)\n", i,
+			  fws->fifo_credit[i]);
 	}
 	brcmf_fws_schedule_deq(fws);
 	brcmf_fws_unlock(fws);
@@ -2013,7 +2019,7 @@ static int brcmf_fws_borrow_credit(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws)
 	}
 
 	for (lender_ac = 0; lender_ac <= BRCMF_FWS_FIFO_AC_VO; lender_ac++) {
-		if (fws->fifo_credit[lender_ac]) {
+		if (fws->fifo_credit[lender_ac] > 0) {
 			fws->credits_borrowed[lender_ac]++;
 			fws->fifo_credit[lender_ac]--;
 			if (fws->fifo_credit[lender_ac] == 0)
@@ -2210,8 +2216,9 @@ static void brcmf_fws_dequeue_worker(struct work_struct *worker)
 			}
 			continue;
 		}
-		while ((fws->fifo_credit[fifo]) || ((!fws->bcmc_credit_check) &&
-		       (fifo == BRCMF_FWS_FIFO_BCMC))) {
+		while ((fws->fifo_credit[fifo] > 0) ||
+		       ((!fws->bcmc_credit_check) &&
+			(fifo == BRCMF_FWS_FIFO_BCMC))) {
 			skb = brcmf_fws_deq(fws, fifo);
 			if (!skb)
 				break;
@@ -2222,7 +2229,7 @@ static void brcmf_fws_dequeue_worker(struct work_struct *worker)
 				break;
 		}
 		if ((fifo == BRCMF_FWS_FIFO_AC_BE) &&
-		    (fws->fifo_credit[fifo] == 0) &&
+		    (fws->fifo_credit[fifo] <= 0) &&
 		    (!fws->bus_flow_blocked)) {
 			while (brcmf_fws_borrow_credit(fws) == 0) {
 				skb = brcmf_fws_deq(fws, fifo);
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Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] brcmfmac: add credit numbers updating support

Quoted 8 lines · Wright Feng

The credit numbers are static and tunable per chip in firmware side. However the credit number may be changed that is based on packet pool length and will send BRCMF_E_FIFO_CREDIT_MAP event to notify host driver updates the credit numbers during interface up.
The purpose of this patch is making host driver has ability of updating the credit numbers when receiving the BRCMF_E_FIFO_CREDIT_MAP event.

Arend, what should I do with this patchset?

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10667393/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
maintainer Acked-by on v3 1/3
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Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] brcmfmac: add credit numbers updating support

In reply to Wright Feng
Quoted 6 lines · Wright Feng

The credit numbers are static and tunable per chip in firmware side. However the credit number may be changed that is based on packet pool length and will send BRCMF_E_FIFO_CREDIT_MAP event to notify host driver updates the credit numbers during interface up.
The purpose of this patch is making host driver has ability of updating the credit numbers when receiving the BRCMF_E_FIFO_CREDIT_MAP event.

Quoted 6 lines

---
v2: Replace brcmf_err with WARN_ONCE

---
  .../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c    | 23 ++++++++++++-------
  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
#4 lore raw

Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] brcmfmac: add credit numbers updating support

In reply to Wright Feng
Quoted 9 lines · Wright Feng

The credit numbers are static and tunable per chip in firmware side. However the credit number may be changed that is based on packet pool length and will send BRCMF_E_FIFO_CREDIT_MAP event to notify host driver updates the credit numbers during interface up.
The purpose of this patch is making host driver has ability of updating the credit numbers when receiving the BRCMF_E_FIFO_CREDIT_MAP event.

3 patches applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks.

153e22c0ff12 brcmfmac: add credit numbers updating support a3bdc6deb60b brcmfmac: enable frameburst mode in default firmware setting e4af3ffb43d5 brcmfmac: handle compressed tx status signal

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10667393/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
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PATCH v3 2/3 brcmfmac: enable frameburst mode in default firmware setting

In reply to Wright Feng

The frameburst feature can enable per-packet framebursting in firmware side and get higher TX throughput in High Throughput(HT) mode. To enhance TX throughput, we enable frameburst mode in default firmware setting.

---
v3: Enable frameburst in default instead of being a module parameter

---
 drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c | 6 ++++++
 drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwil.h     | 1 +
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+)
drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c +6 -0
index 230a378c26fc..a7361d142a27 100644
@@ -6638,6 +6638,12 @@ static s32 brcmf_config_dongle(struct brcmf_cfg80211_info *cfg)
 
 	brcmf_configure_arp_nd_offload(ifp, true);
 
+	err = brcmf_fil_cmd_int_set(ifp, BRCMF_C_SET_FAKEFRAG, 1);
+	if (err) {
+		brcmf_err("failed to set frameburst mode\n");
+		goto default_conf_out;
+	}
+
 	cfg->dongle_up = true;
 default_conf_out:
 
drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwil.h +1 -0
index 63b1287e2e6d..b6b183b18413 100644
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 #define BRCMF_C_SCB_DEAUTHENTICATE_FOR_REASON	201
 #define BRCMF_C_SET_ASSOC_PREFER		205
 #define BRCMF_C_GET_VALID_CHANNELS		217
+#define BRCMF_C_SET_FAKEFRAG			219
 #define BRCMF_C_GET_KEY_PRIMARY			235
 #define BRCMF_C_SET_KEY_PRIMARY			236
 #define BRCMF_C_SET_SCAN_PASSIVE_TIME		258
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maintainer Acked-by on v3 2/3
#6 lore raw

Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] brcmfmac: enable frameburst mode in default firmware setting

Quoted 3 lines · Wright Feng

The frameburst feature can enable per-packet framebursting in firmware side and get higher TX throughput in High Throughput(HT) mode. To enhance TX throughput, we enable frameburst mode in default firmware setting.

Quoted 7 lines

---
v3: Enable frameburst in default instead of being a module parameter

---
  drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c | 6 ++++++
  drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwil.h     | 1 +
  2 files changed, 7 insertions(+)
#7 lore raw

PATCH v3 3/3 brcmfmac: handle compressed tx status signal

In reply to Wright Feng

From: Chung-Hsien Hsu <[email protected]>

Firmware inform the driver about tx status by normal tx status signal or compressed tx status signal. This patch adds support to handle the compressed tx status signal.

---
v3: Add this patch into this series

---
 .../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c    | 121 ++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 71 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)
drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c +71 -50
index c75be2703b3e..02759ebd207c 100644
@@ -1455,9 +1455,10 @@ static int brcmf_fws_txstatus_suppressed(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws, int fifo,
 
 static int
 brcmf_fws_txs_process(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws, u8 flags, u32 hslot,
-		      u32 genbit, u16 seq)
+		      u32 genbit, u16 seq, u8 compcnt)
 {
 	u32 fifo;
+	u8 cnt = 0;
 	int ret;
 	bool remove_from_hanger = true;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -1468,60 +1469,71 @@ brcmf_fws_txs_process(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws, u8 flags, u32 hslot,
 	brcmf_dbg(DATA, "flags %d\n", flags);
 
 	if (flags == BRCMF_FWS_TXSTATUS_DISCARD)
-		fws->stats.txs_discard++;
+		fws->stats.txs_discard += compcnt;
 	else if (flags == BRCMF_FWS_TXSTATUS_CORE_SUPPRESS) {
-		fws->stats.txs_supp_core++;
+		fws->stats.txs_supp_core += compcnt;
 		remove_from_hanger = false;
 	} else if (flags == BRCMF_FWS_TXSTATUS_FW_PS_SUPPRESS) {
-		fws->stats.txs_supp_ps++;
+		fws->stats.txs_supp_ps += compcnt;
 		remove_from_hanger = false;
 	} else if (flags == BRCMF_FWS_TXSTATUS_FW_TOSSED)
-		fws->stats.txs_tossed++;
+		fws->stats.txs_tossed += compcnt;
 	else if (flags == BRCMF_FWS_TXSTATUS_HOST_TOSSED)
-		fws->stats.txs_host_tossed++;
+		fws->stats.txs_host_tossed += compcnt;
 	else
 		brcmf_err("unexpected txstatus\n");
 
-	ret = brcmf_fws_hanger_poppkt(&fws->hanger, hslot, &skb,
-				      remove_from_hanger);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		brcmf_err("no packet in hanger slot: hslot=%d\n", hslot);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	while (cnt < compcnt) {
+		ret = brcmf_fws_hanger_poppkt(&fws->hanger, hslot, &skb,
+					      remove_from_hanger);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			brcmf_err("no packet in hanger slot: hslot=%d\n",
+				  hslot);
+			goto cont;
+		}
 
-	skcb = brcmf_skbcb(skb);
-	entry = skcb->mac;
-	if (WARN_ON(!entry)) {
-		brcmu_pkt_buf_free_skb(skb);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	entry->transit_count--;
-	if (entry->suppressed && entry->suppr_transit_count)
-		entry->suppr_transit_count--;
+		skcb = brcmf_skbcb(skb);
+		entry = skcb->mac;
+		if (WARN_ON(!entry)) {
+			brcmu_pkt_buf_free_skb(skb);
+			goto cont;
+		}
+		entry->transit_count--;
+		if (entry->suppressed && entry->suppr_transit_count)
+			entry->suppr_transit_count--;
 
-	brcmf_dbg(DATA, "%s flags %d htod %X seq %X\n", entry->name, flags,
-		  skcb->htod, seq);
+		brcmf_dbg(DATA, "%s flags %d htod %X seq %X\n", entry->name,
+			  flags, skcb->htod, seq);
 
-	/* pick up the implicit credit from this packet */
-	fifo = brcmf_skb_htod_tag_get_field(skb, FIFO);
-	if ((fws->fcmode == BRCMF_FWS_FCMODE_IMPLIED_CREDIT) ||
-	    (brcmf_skb_if_flags_get_field(skb, REQ_CREDIT)) ||
-	    (flags == BRCMF_FWS_TXSTATUS_HOST_TOSSED)) {
-		brcmf_fws_return_credits(fws, fifo, 1);
-		brcmf_fws_schedule_deq(fws);
-	}
-	brcmf_fws_macdesc_return_req_credit(skb);
+		/* pick up the implicit credit from this packet */
+		fifo = brcmf_skb_htod_tag_get_field(skb, FIFO);
+		if (fws->fcmode == BRCMF_FWS_FCMODE_IMPLIED_CREDIT ||
+		    (brcmf_skb_if_flags_get_field(skb, REQ_CREDIT)) ||
+		    flags == BRCMF_FWS_TXSTATUS_HOST_TOSSED) {
+			brcmf_fws_return_credits(fws, fifo, 1);
+			brcmf_fws_schedule_deq(fws);
+		}
+		brcmf_fws_macdesc_return_req_credit(skb);
 
-	ret = brcmf_proto_hdrpull(fws->drvr, false, skb, &ifp);
-	if (ret) {
-		brcmu_pkt_buf_free_skb(skb);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		ret = brcmf_proto_hdrpull(fws->drvr, false, skb, &ifp);
+		if (ret) {
+			brcmu_pkt_buf_free_skb(skb);
+			goto cont;
+		}
+		if (!remove_from_hanger)
+			ret = brcmf_fws_txstatus_suppressed(fws, fifo, skb,
+							    genbit, seq);
+		if (remove_from_hanger || ret)
+			brcmf_txfinalize(ifp, skb, true);
+
+cont:
+		hslot = (hslot + 1) & (BRCMF_FWS_TXSTAT_HSLOT_MASK >>
+				       BRCMF_FWS_TXSTAT_HSLOT_SHIFT);
+		if (BRCMF_FWS_MODE_GET_REUSESEQ(fws->mode))
+			seq = (seq + 1) & BRCMF_SKB_HTOD_SEQ_NR_MASK;
+
+		cnt++;
 	}
-	if (!remove_from_hanger)
-		ret = brcmf_fws_txstatus_suppressed(fws, fifo, skb,
-						    genbit, seq);
-	if (remove_from_hanger || ret)
-		brcmf_txfinalize(ifp, skb, true);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1547,7 +1559,8 @@ static int brcmf_fws_fifocreditback_indicate(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws,
 	return BRCMF_FWS_RET_OK_SCHEDULE;
 }
 
-static int brcmf_fws_txstatus_indicate(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws, u8 *data)
+static int brcmf_fws_txstatus_indicate(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws, u8 type,
+				       u8 *data)
 {
 	__le32 status_le;
 	__le16 seq_le;
@@ -1556,23 +1569,31 @@ static int brcmf_fws_txstatus_indicate(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws, u8 *data)
 	u32 genbit;
 	u8 flags;
 	u16 seq;
+	u8 compcnt;
+	u8 compcnt_offset = BRCMF_FWS_TYPE_TXSTATUS_LEN;
 
-	fws->stats.txs_indicate++;
 	memcpy(&status_le, data, sizeof(status_le));
 	status = le32_to_cpu(status_le);
 	flags = brcmf_txstatus_get_field(status, FLAGS);
 	hslot = brcmf_txstatus_get_field(status, HSLOT);
 	genbit = brcmf_txstatus_get_field(status, GENERATION);
 	if (BRCMF_FWS_MODE_GET_REUSESEQ(fws->mode)) {
-		memcpy(&seq_le, &data[BRCMF_FWS_TYPE_PKTTAG_LEN],
+		memcpy(&seq_le, &data[BRCMF_FWS_TYPE_TXSTATUS_LEN],
 		       sizeof(seq_le));
 		seq = le16_to_cpu(seq_le);
+		compcnt_offset += BRCMF_FWS_TYPE_SEQ_LEN;
 	} else {
 		seq = 0;
 	}
 
+	if (type == BRCMF_FWS_TYPE_COMP_TXSTATUS)
+		compcnt = data[compcnt_offset];
+	else
+		compcnt = 1;
+	fws->stats.txs_indicate += compcnt;
+
 	brcmf_fws_lock(fws);
-	brcmf_fws_txs_process(fws, flags, hslot, genbit, seq);
+	brcmf_fws_txs_process(fws, flags, hslot, genbit, seq, compcnt);
 	brcmf_fws_unlock(fws);
 	return BRCMF_FWS_RET_OK_NOSCHEDULE;
 }
@@ -1888,8 +1909,6 @@ void brcmf_fws_hdrpull(struct brcmf_if *ifp, s16 siglen, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 		err = BRCMF_FWS_RET_OK_NOSCHEDULE;
 		switch (type) {
-		case BRCMF_FWS_TYPE_COMP_TXSTATUS:
-			break;
 		case BRCMF_FWS_TYPE_HOST_REORDER_RXPKTS:
 			rd = (struct brcmf_skb_reorder_data *)skb->cb;
 			rd->reorder = data;
@@ -1912,7 +1931,8 @@ void brcmf_fws_hdrpull(struct brcmf_if *ifp, s16 siglen, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			err = brcmf_fws_request_indicate(fws, type, data);
 			break;
 		case BRCMF_FWS_TYPE_TXSTATUS:
-			brcmf_fws_txstatus_indicate(fws, data);
+		case BRCMF_FWS_TYPE_COMP_TXSTATUS:
+			brcmf_fws_txstatus_indicate(fws, type, data);
 			break;
 		case BRCMF_FWS_TYPE_FIFO_CREDITBACK:
 			err = brcmf_fws_fifocreditback_indicate(fws, data);
@@ -2001,7 +2021,7 @@ static void brcmf_fws_rollback_toq(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws,
 		fws->stats.rollback_failed++;
 		hslot = brcmf_skb_htod_tag_get_field(skb, HSLOT);
 		brcmf_fws_txs_process(fws, BRCMF_FWS_TXSTATUS_HOST_TOSSED,
-				      hslot, 0, 0);
+				      hslot, 0, 0, 1);
 	} else {
 		fws->stats.rollback_success++;
 		brcmf_fws_return_credits(fws, fifo, 1);
@@ -2462,7 +2482,8 @@ void brcmf_fws_bustxfail(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 	brcmf_fws_lock(fws);
 	hslot = brcmf_skb_htod_tag_get_field(skb, HSLOT);
-	brcmf_fws_txs_process(fws, BRCMF_FWS_TXSTATUS_HOST_TOSSED, hslot, 0, 0);
+	brcmf_fws_txs_process(fws, BRCMF_FWS_TXSTATUS_HOST_TOSSED, hslot, 0, 0,
+			      1);
 	brcmf_fws_unlock(fws);
 }
 
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maintainer Acked-by on v3 3/3
#8 lore raw

Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] brcmfmac: handle compressed tx status signal

Quoted 5 lines · Wright Feng

From: Chung-Hsien Hsu <[email protected]>

Firmware inform the driver about tx status by normal tx status signal or compressed tx status signal. This patch adds support to handle the compressed tx status signal.

Quoted 8 lines

---
v3: Add this patch into this series

---
  .../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c    | 121 ++++++++++--------
  1 file changed, 71 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)