bcm53xx: copy patch disabling GRO to kernel 5.15
authorRafał Miłecki <rafal@milecki.pl>
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 07:09:02 +0000 (09:09 +0200)
committerRafał Miłecki <rafal@milecki.pl>
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 07:09:27 +0000 (09:09 +0200)
Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <rafal@milecki.pl>
target/linux/bcm53xx/patches-5.15/600-net-disable-GRO-by-default.patch [new file with mode: 0644]

diff --git a/target/linux/bcm53xx/patches-5.15/600-net-disable-GRO-by-default.patch b/target/linux/bcm53xx/patches-5.15/600-net-disable-GRO-by-default.patch
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+From: =?UTF-8?q?Rafa=C5=82=20Mi=C5=82ecki?= <rafal@milecki.pl>
+Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2022 10:01:18 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] net: disable GRO by default
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+In many cases GRO improves network performance however it comes at a
+cost of chacksums calculations. In case of slow CPU and missing hardware
+csum calculation support GRO can actually decrease network speed.
+
+On BCM4708 *disabling* GRO results in following NAT masquarade speed
+changes:
+1. 364 Mb/s → 396 Mb/s (packet steering disabled)
+2. 341 Mb/s → 566 Mb/s (packet steering enabled)
+
+Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <rafal@milecki.pl>
+---
+ include/linux/netdev_features.h | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/include/linux/netdev_features.h
++++ b/include/linux/netdev_features.h
+@@ -242,10 +242,10 @@ static inline int find_next_netdev_featu
+ #define NETIF_F_UPPER_DISABLES        NETIF_F_LRO
+ /* changeable features with no special hardware requirements */
+-#define NETIF_F_SOFT_FEATURES (NETIF_F_GSO | NETIF_F_GRO)
++#define NETIF_F_SOFT_FEATURES (NETIF_F_GSO)
+ /* Changeable features with no special hardware requirements that defaults to off. */
+-#define NETIF_F_SOFT_FEATURES_OFF     (NETIF_F_GRO_FRAGLIST | NETIF_F_GRO_UDP_FWD)
++#define NETIF_F_SOFT_FEATURES_OFF     (NETIF_F_GRO_FRAGLIST | NETIF_F_GRO_UDP_FWD | NETIF_F_GRO)
+ #define NETIF_F_VLAN_FEATURES (NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_FILTER | \
+                                NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_RX | \