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authorsbruno <sbruno@FreeBSD.org>2012-06-01 18:01:51 +0000
committersbruno <sbruno@FreeBSD.org>2012-06-01 18:01:51 +0000
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Add notes and information for exposed tuneables in bce(4).
Add source of documentation for this driver. Thanks to Warren Block for the suggestions for readability. Note that strict_rx_mtu in inverted in stable/7/8/9 and is named loose_rx_mtu. Ensure that this is converted over when MFC'd hw.bce.rx_ticks hw.bce.rx_ticks_int hw.bce.rx_quick_cons_trip hw.bce.rx_quick_cons_trip_int hw.bce.tx_ticks hw.bce.tx_ticks_int hw.bce.tx_quick_cons_trip hw.bce.tx_quick_cons_trip_int hw.bce.strict_rx_mtu hw.bce.hdr_split hw.bce.tx_pages hw.bce.rx_pages hw.bce.tso_enable hw.bce.verbose Reviewed by: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> MFC after: 3 days
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/bce.4 b/share/man/man4/bce.4
index 090c477..c7df4cf 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/bce.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/bce.4
@@ -200,9 +200,60 @@ variables and
.Xr loader 8
tunables:
.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It Va hw.bce.verbose
+Enable/Disable verbose logging and output to the console.
+Useful for debugging (default 0).
.It Va hw.bce.msi_enable
-Whether or not MSI support is enabled in the driver.
-The default value is 1.
+Enable/Disable MSI support (default 1).
+.It Va hw.bce.tso_enable
+Enable/Disable TSO support (default 1).
+.It Va hw.bce.strict_rx_mtu
+Enable/Disable strict RX frame size checking (default 0).
+.It Va hw.bce.hdr_split
+Enable/Disable frame header/payload splitting (default 1).
+.It Va hw.bce.rx_pages
+Set the number of memory pages assigned to recieve packets by the driver.
+Due to alignment issues, this value can only be of the set 1, 2, 4 or 8 (default 2).
+.It Va hw.bce.tx_pages
+Set the number of memory pages assigned to transmit packets by the driver.
+Due to alignment issues, this value can only be of the set 1, 2, 4 or 8 (default 2).
+.It Va hw.bce.rx_ticks
+Time in microsecond ticks to wait before generating a status block updates due to RX processing activity.
+Values from 0-100 are valid.
+A value of 0 disables this status block update.
+Cannot be set to 0 if hw.bce.rx_quick_cons_trip is also 0 (default 18).
+.It Va hw.bce.rx_ticks_int
+Time in microsecond ticks to wait during RX interrupt processing before generating a status block update.
+Values from 0-100 are valid.
+Valid values are in the range from 0-100.
+A value of 0 disables this status block update (default 18).
+.It Va hw.bce.rx_quick_cons_trip
+Number of RX Quick BD Chain entries that must be completed before a status block is generated.
+Values from 0-256 are valid.
+A value of 0 disables this status block update.
+Cannot be set to 0 if hw.bce.rx_ticks is also 0 (default 6).
+.It Va hw.bce.rx_quick_cons_trip_int
+Number of RX quick BD entries that must be completed before a status block is generated duing interrupt processing.
+Values from 0-256 are valid.
+A value of 0 disables this status block update (default 6).
+.It Va hw.bce.tx_ticks
+Time in microsecond ticks to wait before a status block update is generated due to TX activitiy.
+Values from 0-100 are valid.
+A value of 0 disables this status block update.
+Cannot be set to 0 if hw.bce.tx_quick_cons_trip is also 0 (default 80).
+.It Va hw.bce.tx_ticks_int
+Time in microsecond ticks to wait in interrupt processing before a status block update is generated due to TX activity
+Values from 0-100 are valid.
+A value of 0 disables this status block update (default 80).
+.It Va hw.bce.tx_cons_trip
+How many TX Quick BD Chain entries that must be completed before a status block is generated.
+Values from 0-100 are valid.
+A value of 0 disables this status block update.
+Cannot be set to 0 if hw.bce.tx_ticks is also 0 (default 20).
+.It Va hw.bce.tx_cons_trip_int
+How many TX Quick BD Chain entries that must be completed before a status block is generated during an interrupt.
+Values from 0-100 are valid.
+A value of 0 disables this status block update (default 20).
.El
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
.Bl -diag
@@ -266,7 +317,7 @@ address space.
.It "bce%d: Could not allocate TX descriptor chain DMA tag!"
The driver could not allocate a DMA tag for the controller's
TX chain.
-.It "bce%d: Could not allocate TX descriptor chain DMA memory!"
+.It "bce%d: Could not allocate TX descriptor chain DMA memory!
The driver could not allocate DMA addressable memory for the controller's
TX chain.
.It "bce%d: Could not map TX descriptor chain DMA memory!"
@@ -346,6 +397,11 @@ with the cable connection, or a driver logic problem has occurred..
A controller hardware failure has occurred.
If the problem continues replace the controller.
.El
+.Sh SUPPORT
+For general information and support,
+go to the Broadcom NIC Open Source Developer Resource Site:
+.Pa http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/open_source.php .
+.Pp
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr altq 4 ,
.Xr arp 4 ,
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