i40e/i40evf: adjust interrupt throttle less frequently

The adaptive ITR (interrupt throttle rate) algorithm was adjusting
the hardware's interrupt rate too frequently.  This caused a lot
of variation in the interrupt rate for fairly constant workloads.

Change the code to have a counter and adjust only once every N
number of interrupts.

Change-ID: I0460f1f86571037484eca5aca36ac4d889cb8389
Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>
Tested-by: Andrew Bowers <andrewx.bowers@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>

4 files changed, 26 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index b7818be0f06d..7c2b2e891f62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -577,6 +577,8 @@ struct i40e_q_vector {
 	struct rcu_head rcu;	/* to avoid race with update stats on free */
 	char name[I40E_INT_NAME_STR_LEN];
 	bool arm_wb_state;
+#define ITR_COUNTDOWN_START 100
+	u8 itr_countdown;	/* when 0 should adjust ITR */
 } ____cacheline_internodealigned_in_smp;
 
 /* lan device */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 7d52092947dc..e0142de018e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -3087,6 +3087,7 @@ static void i40e_vsi_configure_msix(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 	for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_q_vectors; i++, vector++) {
 		struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector = vsi->q_vectors[i];
 
+		q_vector->itr_countdown = ITR_COUNTDOWN_START;
 		q_vector->rx.itr = ITR_TO_REG(vsi->rx_itr_setting);
 		q_vector->rx.latency_range = I40E_LOW_LATENCY;
 		wr32(hw, I40E_PFINT_ITRN(I40E_RX_ITR, vector - 1),
@@ -3182,6 +3183,7 @@ static void i40e_configure_msi_and_legacy(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 	u32 val;
 
 	/* set the ITR configuration */
+	q_vector->itr_countdown = ITR_COUNTDOWN_START;
 	q_vector->rx.itr = ITR_TO_REG(vsi->rx_itr_setting);
 	q_vector->rx.latency_range = I40E_LOW_LATENCY;
 	wr32(hw, I40E_PFINT_ITR0(I40E_RX_ITR), q_vector->rx.itr);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index 7aea14389d7b..006f0fb4720c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -845,10 +845,12 @@ static bool i40e_set_new_dynamic_itr(struct i40e_ring_container *rc)
 	 * The math works out because the divisor is in 10^(-6) which
 	 * turns the bytes/us input value into MB/s values, but
 	 * make sure to use usecs, as the register values written
-	 * are in 2 usec increments in the ITR registers.
+	 * are in 2 usec increments in the ITR registers, and make sure
+	 * to use the smoothed values that the countdown timer gives us.
 	 */
-	usecs = (rc->itr << 1);
+	usecs = (rc->itr << 1) * ITR_COUNTDOWN_START;
 	bytes_per_int = rc->total_bytes / usecs;
+
 	switch (new_latency_range) {
 	case I40E_LOWEST_LATENCY:
 		if (bytes_per_int > 10)
@@ -1806,8 +1808,17 @@ static inline void i40e_update_enable_itr(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 
 	vector = (q_vector->v_idx + vsi->base_vector);
 
+	/* avoid dynamic calculation if in countdown mode OR if
+	 * all dynamic is disabled
+	 */
 	rxval = txval = i40e_buildreg_itr(I40E_ITR_NONE, 0);
 
+	if (q_vector->itr_countdown > 0 ||
+	    (!ITR_IS_DYNAMIC(vsi->rx_itr_setting) &&
+	     !ITR_IS_DYNAMIC(vsi->tx_itr_setting))) {
+		goto enable_int;
+	}
+
 	if (ITR_IS_DYNAMIC(vsi->rx_itr_setting)) {
 		rx = i40e_set_new_dynamic_itr(&q_vector->rx);
 		rxval = i40e_buildreg_itr(I40E_RX_ITR, q_vector->rx.itr);
@@ -1845,8 +1856,15 @@ static inline void i40e_update_enable_itr(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 		wr32(hw, INTREG(vector - 1), rxval);
 	}
 
+enable_int:
 	if (!test_bit(__I40E_DOWN, &vsi->state))
 		wr32(hw, INTREG(vector - 1), txval);
+
+	if (q_vector->itr_countdown)
+		q_vector->itr_countdown--;
+	else
+		q_vector->itr_countdown = ITR_COUNTDOWN_START;
+
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
index 0fe7eb77cae5..6779fb771d6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
 #define I40E_ITR_8K                0x003E
 #define I40E_ITR_4K                0x007A
 #define I40E_MAX_INTRL             0x3B    /* reg uses 4 usec resolution */
-#define I40E_ITR_RX_DEF            I40E_ITR_8K
-#define I40E_ITR_TX_DEF            I40E_ITR_4K
+#define I40E_ITR_RX_DEF            I40E_ITR_20K
+#define I40E_ITR_TX_DEF            I40E_ITR_20K
 #define I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC           0x8000  /* use top bit as a flag */
 #define I40E_MIN_INT_RATE          250     /* ~= 1000000 / (I40E_MAX_ITR * 2) */
 #define I40E_MAX_INT_RATE          500000  /* == 1000000 / (I40E_MIN_ITR * 2) */