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    mlxsw: spectrum_buffers: Set up a dedicated pool for BUM traffic · 3a3539cd
    Petr Machata authored
    MC-aware mode was recently enabled by mlxsw on Spectrum switches in
    commit 7b819530 ("mlxsw: spectrum: Configure MC-aware mode on mlxsw
    ports"). Unfortunately, testing has shown that the fix is incomplete and
    in the presented form actually makes the problem even worse, because any
    amount of MC traffic causes UC disruption.
    
    The reason for this is that currently, mlxsw configures the MC-specific
    TCs (8..15) to map to pool 0. It also configures a maximum buffer size
    of 0, but for MC traffic that maximum is disregarded and not part of the
    quota. Therefore MC traffic is always admitted to the egress buffer.
    
    Fix the configuration by directing the MC TCs into pool 15, which is
    dedicated to MC traffic and recognized as such by the silicon.
    
    Fixes: 7b819530 ("mlxsw: spectrum: Configure MC-aware mode on mlxsw ports")
    Signed-off-by: default avatarPetr Machata <petrm@mellanox.com>
    Acked-by: default avatarJiri Pirko <jiri@mellanox.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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