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Interrupt parameters, Table 3-2, Table 3-3 – Sun Microsystems Ethernet PCI-X Adapter User Manual

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Chapter 3

Configuring Driver Parameters

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TABLE 3-2

provides flow control keywords and describes their function.

Interrupt Parameters

TABLE 3-3

describes the receive interrupt blanking values.

TABLE 3-2

Read-Write Flow Control Keyword Descriptions

Keyword

Description

adv_asmpause_cap

The adapter supports asymmetric pause, which means it
can pause only in one direction.
0=Off (default)
1=On

adv_pause_cap

This parameter has two meanings, each depending on the
value of

adv_asmpause_cap

. (Default=0)

• If

adv_asmpause_cap

= 1 while a

dv_pause_cap

= 1,

pauses are received.

• If

adv_asmpause_cap

= 1 while a

dv_pause_cap

= 0,

pauses are transmitted.

• If

adv_asmpause_cap

= 0 while a

dv_pause_cap

= 1,

pauses are sent and received.

• If

adv_asmpause_cap

= 0, then a

dv_pause_cap

determines whether Pause capability is on or off.

TABLE 3-3

RX Blanking Register for Alias Read

Field Name

Values

Description

rx_intr_pkts

0 to 511

Interrupt after this number of packets have arrived since
the last packet was serviced. A value of zero indicates no
packet blanking. (Default=3)

rx_intr_time

0 to 32768

Interrupt after 4.5 US ticks have elapsed since the last
packet was serviced. A value of zero indicates no time
blanking. (Default=0)