Re: cpuidle results in ethernet degredation ?

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On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 11:09 AM, Tony Lindgren <tony@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> * Ran Shalit <ranshalit@xxxxxxxxx> [150803 07:03]:
>>
>> I am using GPMC with smsc911x controller.
>> If I understand you correctly, I can overcome this, but asking the
>> hardware not get into inactive state.
>
> Correct. Probably the automatic way to block deeper idle states
> here with GPMC would be to implement DMA transfers for smsc911x.
> Then the hardware would not enter deeper idle states when a DMA
> transfer is in progress. Of course there may be still other tuning
> needed too.
>

Hi Tony,

but why does it happen in small packet test and not in big packets ?
as to your suggestion above,
Can you please give a hint as to how to add DMA usage into ethernet ?

Regards,
Ran
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