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    ixgbe: Fix issues with SR-IOV loopback when flow control is disabled · 8f4a0a3d
    Alexander Duyck authored
    This patch allows us to avoid a Tx hang when SR-IOV is enabled.  This hang
    can be triggered by sending small packets at a rate that was triggering Rx
    missed errors from the adapter while the internal Tx switch and at least
    one VF are enabled.
    
    This was all due to the fact that under heavy stress the Rx FIFO never
    drained below the flow control high water mark.  This resulted in the Tx
    FIFO being head of line blocked due to the fact that it relies on the flow
    control high water mark to determine when it is acceptable for the Tx to
    place a packet in the Rx FIFO.
    
    The resolution for this is to set the FCRTH value to the RXPBSIZE - 32 so
    that even if the ring is almost completely full we can still place Tx
    packets on the Rx ring and drop incoming Rx traffic if we do not have
    sufficient space available in the Rx FIFO.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAlexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@intel.com>
    Tested-by: default avatarSibai Li <sibai.li@intel.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarJeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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