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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/param.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/param.c | 45 |
1 files changed, 43 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/param.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/param.c index feb6eeb..42444d1 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/param.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/param.c @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ E1000_PARAM(RxAbsIntDelay, "Receive Absolute Interrupt Delay"); /* * Interrupt Throttle Rate (interrupts/sec) * - * Valid Range: 100-100000 (0=off, 1=dynamic, 3=dynamic conservative) + * Valid Range: 100-100000 or one of: 0=off, 1=dynamic, 3=dynamic conservative */ E1000_PARAM(InterruptThrottleRate, "Interrupt Throttling Rate"); #define DEFAULT_ITR 3 @@ -389,8 +389,49 @@ void __devinit e1000e_check_options(struct e1000_adapter *adapter) break; } } else { - adapter->itr_setting = opt.def; + /* + * If no option specified, use default value and go + * through the logic below to adjust itr/itr_setting + */ + adapter->itr = opt.def; + + /* + * Make sure a message is printed for non-special + * default values + */ + if (adapter->itr > 40) + e_info("%s set to default %d\n", opt.name, + adapter->itr); + } + + adapter->itr_setting = adapter->itr; + switch (adapter->itr) { + case 0: + e_info("%s turned off\n", opt.name); + break; + case 1: + e_info("%s set to dynamic mode\n", opt.name); + adapter->itr = 20000; + break; + case 3: + e_info("%s set to dynamic conservative mode\n", + opt.name); adapter->itr = 20000; + break; + case 4: + e_info("%s set to simplified (2000-8000 ints) mode\n", + opt.name); + break; + default: + /* + * Save the setting, because the dynamic bits + * change itr. + * + * Clear the lower two bits because + * they are used as control. + */ + adapter->itr_setting &= ~3; + break; } } { /* Interrupt Mode */ |