RE: [RFC Patch net-next v1 5/9] r8169: add support for msix

[Javen]

>On 20.04.2026 04:19, javen wrote:
>> From: Javen Xu <javen_xu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> This patch add support for msix. But we still use MSI here. And we
>> force nvecs to 1. We will modify it in rss patch.
>
>This description is wrong. Also as of today r8169 supports MSIX.
>Reason likely is that you're copying code from vendor driver.
>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Javen Xu <javen_xu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c | 162
>> ++++++++++++++++++++--
>>  1 file changed, 151 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
>> b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
>> index 52e690eba644..7d493342ab4b 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
>> @@ -1764,26 +1764,40 @@ static u32 rtl_get_events(struct
>> rtl8169_private *tp)
>>
>>  static void rtl_ack_events(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u32 bits)  {
>> -     if (rtl_is_8125(tp))
>> +     if (rtl_is_8125(tp)) {
>>               RTL_W32(tp, IntrStatus_8125, bits);
>> -     else
>> +             if (tp->features & RTL_FEATURE_MSIX) {
>> +                     RTL_W32(tp, ISR_V2_8125, 0xffffffff);
>> +                     RTL_W32(tp, ISR_V4_L2_8125, 0xffffffff);
>> +             }
>> +     } else {
>>               RTL_W16(tp, IntrStatus, bits);
>> +     }
>>  }
>>
>>  static void rtl_irq_disable(struct rtl8169_private *tp)  {
>> -     if (rtl_is_8125(tp))
>> +     if (rtl_is_8125(tp)) {
>>               RTL_W32(tp, IntrMask_8125, 0);
>> -     else
>> +             if (tp->features & RTL_FEATURE_MSIX) {
>> +                     RTL_W32(tp, IMR_V2_CLEAR_REG_8125, 0xffffffff);
>> +                     RTL_W32(tp, IMR_V4_L2_CLEAR_REG_8125, 0xffffffff);
>> +             }
>> +     } else {
>>               RTL_W16(tp, IntrMask, 0);
>> +     }
>>  }
>>
>>  static void rtl_irq_enable(struct rtl8169_private *tp)  {
>> -     if (rtl_is_8125(tp))
>> -             RTL_W32(tp, IntrMask_8125, tp->irq_mask);
>> -     else
>> +     if (rtl_is_8125(tp)) {
>> +             if (tp->features & RTL_FEATURE_MSIX)
>> +                     RTL_W32(tp, IMR_V2_SET_REG_8125, tp->irq_mask);
>> +             else
>> +                     RTL_W32(tp, IntrMask_8125, tp->irq_mask);
>> +     } else {
>>               RTL_W16(tp, IntrMask, tp->irq_mask);
>> +     }
>>  }
>>
>>  static void rtl8169_irq_mask_and_ack(struct rtl8169_private *tp) @@
>> -2894,6 +2908,10 @@ static void rtl_software_parameter_initialize(struct
>rtl8169_private *tp)
>>       tp->InitRxDescType = RX_DESC_RING_TYPE_DEAFULT;
>>       tp->HwCurrIsrVer = tp->HwSuppIsrVer;
>>
>> +     /* This just force nvecs, and will be remove in the following patch*/
>> +     tp->min_irq_nvecs = 1;
>> +     tp->max_irq_nvecs = 1;
>> +
>>       rtl_setup_mqs_reg(tp);
>>       rtl_set_ring_size(tp, NUM_RX_DESC, NUM_TX_DESC);  } @@ -5321,6
>> +5339,44 @@ static void rtl8169_free_irq(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
>>       }
>>  }
>>
>> +static void rtl8169_disable_hw_interrupt_msix(struct rtl8169_private
>> +*tp, int message_id) {
>> +     RTL_W32(tp, IMR_V2_CLEAR_REG_8125, BIT(message_id)); }
>> +
>> +static void rtl8169_clear_hw_isr(struct rtl8169_private *tp, int
>> +message_id) {
>> +     RTL_W32(tp, ISR_V2_8125, BIT(message_id)); }
>> +
>> +static void rtl8169_enable_hw_interrupt_msix(struct rtl8169_private
>> +*tp, int message_id) {
>> +     RTL_W32(tp, IMR_V2_SET_REG_8125, BIT(message_id)); }
>> +
>> +static irqreturn_t rtl8169_interrupt_msix(int irq, void
>> +*dev_instance) {
>> +     struct rtl8169_napi *napi = dev_instance;
>> +     struct rtl8169_private *tp = napi->priv;
>> +     int message_id = napi->index;
>> +
>> +     rtl8169_disable_hw_interrupt_msix(tp, message_id);
>> +
>> +     rtl8169_clear_hw_isr(tp, message_id);
>> +
>> +     if (message_id == MSIX_ID_V4_LINKCHG) {
>> +             phy_mac_interrupt(tp->phydev);
>> +             rtl8169_enable_hw_interrupt_msix(tp, message_id);
>> +             return IRQ_HANDLED;
>> +     }
>> +
>> +     tp->recheck_desc_ownbit = true;
>> +
>> +     napi_schedule(&napi->napi);
>> +
>> +     return IRQ_HANDLED;
>> +}
>> +
>>  static int rtl8169_request_irq(struct rtl8169_private *tp)  {
>>       struct net_device *dev = tp->dev; @@ -5331,10 +5387,14 @@ static
>> int rtl8169_request_irq(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
>>
>>       for (int i = 0; i < tp->irq_nvecs; i++) {
>>               irq = &tp->irq_tbl[i];
>> +             if (tp->features & RTL_FEATURE_MSIX && tp->HwCurrIsrVer > 1)
>> +                     irq->handler = rtl8169_interrupt_msix;
>> +             else
>> +                     irq->handler = rtl8169_interrupt;
>>
>>               napi = &tp->r8169napi[i];
>>               snprintf(irq->name, len, "%s-%d", dev->name, i);
>> -             rc = pci_request_irq(tp->pci_dev, i, rtl8169_interrupt, NULL, napi,
>irq->name);
>> +             rc = pci_request_irq(tp->pci_dev, i, irq->handler, NULL,
>> + napi, irq->name);
>>
>>               if (rc)
>>                       break;
>> @@ -5786,10 +5846,18 @@ static const struct net_device_ops
>> rtl_netdev_ops = {
>>
>>  static void rtl_set_irq_mask(struct rtl8169_private *tp)  {
>> -     tp->irq_mask = RxOK | RxErr | TxOK | TxErr | LinkChg;
>> +     if (tp->features & RTL_FEATURE_MSIX) {
>> +             tp->irq_mask = ISRIMR_V6_LINKCHG;
>> +             for (int i = 0; i < tp->num_tx_rings; i++)
>> +                     tp->irq_mask |= ISRIMR_V6_TOK_Q0 << i;
>> +             for (int i = 0; i < tp->num_rx_rings; i++)
>> +                     tp->irq_mask |= ISRIMR_V6_ROK_Q0 << i;
>> +     } else {
>> +             tp->irq_mask = RxOK | RxErr | TxOK | TxErr | LinkChg;
>>
>> -     if (tp->mac_version <= RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_06)
>> -             tp->irq_mask |= SYSErr | RxFIFOOver;
>> +             if (tp->mac_version <= RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_06)
>> +                     tp->irq_mask |= SYSErr | RxFIFOOver;
>> +     }
>>  }
>>
>>  static int rtl_alloc_irq(struct rtl8169_private *tp) @@ -5817,6
>> +5885,18 @@ static int rtl_alloc_irq(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
>>       if (nvecs < 0)
>>               nvecs = pci_alloc_irq_vectors(pdev, 1, 1,
>> PCI_IRQ_ALL_TYPES);
>>
>> +     tp->features &= ~(RTL_FEATURE_MSIX | RTL_FEATURE_MSI);
>> +
>> +     if (nvecs > 0) {
>> +             tp->irq_nvecs = nvecs;
>> +             tp->irq = pci_irq_vector(pdev, 0);
>> +             if (nvecs > 1)
>> +                     tp->features |= RTL_FEATURE_MSIX;
>> +             else if (pci_dev_msi_enabled(pdev))
>> +                     tp->features |= RTL_FEATURE_MSI;
>> +             return 0;
>
>Such feature flags, especially for MSI/MSIX, are ugly.
>Why don't you leave the interrupt type selection to PCI core?
>This needs at least an explanation.

I completely agree that it is misleading and ugly. 
The reason why I used tp-> features here is that I want to distinguish new interrupt mapping and old interrupt mapping. For RTL8127 with rss enabled, 8 rx queues refer to interrupt 0-7. For other chip with rss disabled, all tx/rx queues share the same interrupt. The specific differences are in function rtl8169_request_irq().
And I will rename the flag more appropriately to indicate the mapping method.

>
>> +     }
>> +
>>       tp->irq = pdev->irq;
>>       tp->irq_nvecs = 1;
>>
>> @@ -6087,6 +6167,52 @@ static bool rtl_aspm_is_safe(struct
>rtl8169_private *tp)
>>       return false;
>>  }
>>
>> +static int rtl8169_poll_msix_rx(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
>> +{
>> +     struct rtl8169_napi *r8169_napi = container_of(napi, struct rtl8169_napi,
>napi);
>> +     struct rtl8169_private *tp = r8169_napi->priv;
>> +     struct net_device *dev = tp->dev;
>> +     const int message_id = r8169_napi->index;
>> +     int work_done = 0;
>> +
>> +     if (message_id < tp->num_rx_rings)
>> +             work_done += rtl_rx(dev, tp, &tp->rx_ring[message_id],
>> + budget);
>> +
>> +     if (work_done < budget && napi_complete_done(napi, work_done))
>> +             rtl8169_enable_hw_interrupt_msix(tp, message_id);
>> +
>> +     return work_done;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static int rtl8169_poll_msix_tx(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
>> +{
>> +     struct rtl8169_napi *r8169_napi = container_of(napi, struct rtl8169_napi,
>napi);
>> +     struct rtl8169_private *tp = r8169_napi->priv;
>> +     struct net_device *dev = tp->dev;
>> +     unsigned int work_done = 0;
>> +     const int message_id = r8169_napi->index;
>> +     int tx_ring_idx = message_id - 8;
>> +
>> +     if (tx_ring_idx >= 0 && tx_ring_idx < tp->num_tx_rings)
>> +             work_done += rtl_tx(dev, tp, &tp->tx_ring[tx_ring_idx],
>> + budget);
>> +
>> +     if (work_done < budget && napi_complete_done(napi, work_done))
>> +             rtl8169_enable_hw_interrupt_msix(tp, message_id);
>> +
>> +     return work_done;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static int rtl8169_poll_msix_other(struct napi_struct *napi, int
>> +budget) {
>> +     struct rtl8169_napi *r8169_napi = container_of(napi, struct rtl8169_napi,
>napi);
>> +     struct rtl8169_private *tp = r8169_napi->priv;
>> +     const int message_id = r8169_napi->index;
>> +
>> +     napi_complete_done(napi, budget);
>> +     rtl8169_enable_hw_interrupt_msix(tp, message_id);
>> +
>> +     return 1;
>> +}
>>
>>  static void r8169_init_napi(struct rtl8169_private *tp)  { @@ -6095,6
>> +6221,20 @@ static void r8169_init_napi(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
>>               int (*poll)(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget);
>>
>>               poll = rtl8169_poll;
>> +             if (tp->features & RTL_FEATURE_MSIX) {
>> +                     switch (tp->HwCurrIsrVer) {
>> +                     case 6:
>> +                             if (i < R8127_MAX_RX_QUEUES)
>> +                                     poll = rtl8169_poll_msix_rx;
>> +                             else if (i > 7 && i < 16)
>> +                                     poll = rtl8169_poll_msix_tx;
>> +                             else
>> +                                     poll = rtl8169_poll_msix_other;
>> +                             break;
>> +                     default:
>> +                             break;
>> +                     }
>> +             }
>>               netif_napi_add(tp->dev, &r8169napi->napi, poll);
>>               r8169napi->priv = tp;
>>               r8169napi->index = i;