net/qede/base: improve Tx-switching performance

In order to improve Tx switching performance an additional HSI parameter
called same-as-last-id is introduced. This resource allows FW caching the
txqs packet properties. Driver needs to set same-as-last-id to be equal to
the qzone.

Signed-off-by: Rasesh Mody <rasesh.mody@cavium.com>

diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_l2.c b/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_l2.c
index 9cb554c..22bb43d 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_l2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_l2.c
@@ -877,6 +877,7 @@ ecore_sp_eth_txq_start_ramrod(struct ecore_hwfn *p_hwfn,
        p_ramrod->stats_counter_id = p_params->stats_id;
 
        p_ramrod->queue_zone_id = OSAL_CPU_TO_LE16(abs_tx_qzone_id);
+       p_ramrod->same_as_last_id = OSAL_CPU_TO_LE16(abs_tx_qzone_id);
 
        p_ramrod->pbl_size = OSAL_CPU_TO_LE16(pbl_size);
        DMA_REGPAIR_LE(p_ramrod->pbl_base_addr, pbl_addr);