Re: [PATCH net 2/3] r8152: fix the poor throughput for 2.5G devices

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Wed Apr 26 2023 - 20:26:19 EST


On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 08:28:04PM +0800, Hayes Wang wrote:
> Fix the poor throughput for 2.5G devices, when changing the speed from
> auto mode to force mode. This patch is used to notify the MAC when the
> mode is changed.
>
> Fixes: 195aae321c82 ("r8152: support new chips")
> Signed-off-by: Hayes Wang <hayeswang@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/usb/r8152.c | 10 ++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
> index 08d1786135f2..3ecd4651ae29 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
> @@ -7554,6 +7554,11 @@ static void r8156_hw_phy_cfg(struct r8152 *tp)
> ((swap_a & 0x1f) << 8) |
> ((swap_a >> 8) & 0x1f));
> }
> +
> + /* set intr_en[3] */
> + data = ocp_reg_read(tp, 0xa424);
> + data |= BIT(3);
> + ocp_reg_write(tp, 0xa424, data);

Please add #define for 0xa424. And a #define for BIT(3), just to
document what bit 3 is. Once we understand what bit 3 is, we might
then understand why this change makes 2.5G perform better. At the
moment all i see is magic.

Andrew