[Bug 282805] Support for Aquantia AQC113 and AQC113C Ethernet Controllers

From: <bugzilla-noreply_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:54:55 UTC
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=282805

--- Comment #35 from David Burgess <david@burgess.tech> ---
Interesting result. I found tx_abdicate=1 improves receive speed but hurts
transmit and makes it less consistent. This is with RSS enabled.

tx_abdicate=0

root@bgfw:~ # iperf3 -c 192.168.4.5
Connecting to host 192.168.4.5, port 5201
[  5] local 192.168.4.1 port 36705 connected to 192.168.4.5 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr  Cwnd
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec  1000 MBytes  8.38 Gbits/sec  156    583 KBytes       
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec  1018 MBytes  8.54 Gbits/sec  181    144 KBytes       
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec  1.02 GBytes  8.73 Gbits/sec  134    293 KBytes       
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec  1.01 GBytes  8.70 Gbits/sec  149    721 KBytes       
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec  1006 MBytes  8.44 Gbits/sec  174    433 KBytes       
[  5]   5.00-6.06   sec  1.06 GBytes  8.61 Gbits/sec  133    576 KBytes       
[  5]   6.06-7.00   sec   988 MBytes  8.84 Gbits/sec  101    557 KBytes       
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec   993 MBytes  8.31 Gbits/sec  147    307 KBytes       
[  5]   8.00-9.00   sec  1.04 GBytes  9.00 Gbits/sec  108    556 KBytes       
[  5]   9.00-10.00  sec   942 MBytes  7.90 Gbits/sec  135    505 KBytes       
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  9.95 GBytes  8.54 Gbits/sec  1418            sender
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  9.95 GBytes  8.54 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

root@bgfw:~ # iperf3 -c 192.168.4.5 -R
Connecting to host 192.168.4.5, port 5201
Reverse mode, remote host 192.168.4.5 is sending
[  5] local 192.168.4.1 port 36704 connected to 192.168.4.5 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec   978 MBytes  8.20 Gbits/sec                  
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec   992 MBytes  8.31 Gbits/sec                  
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec  1009 MBytes  8.47 Gbits/sec                  
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec   986 MBytes  8.27 Gbits/sec                  
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec   989 MBytes  8.29 Gbits/sec                  
[  5]   5.00-6.02   sec   998 MBytes  8.21 Gbits/sec                  
[  5]   6.02-7.00   sec   977 MBytes  8.38 Gbits/sec                  
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec  1005 MBytes  8.43 Gbits/sec                  
[  5]   8.00-9.00   sec   990 MBytes  8.30 Gbits/sec                  
[  5]   9.00-10.04  sec  1.05 GBytes  8.70 Gbits/sec                  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.04  sec  9.77 GBytes  8.36 Gbits/sec    0            sender
[  5]   0.00-10.04  sec  9.77 GBytes  8.36 Gbits/sec                  receiver


tx_abdicate=1

root@bgfw:~ # iperf3 -c 192.168.4.5
Connecting to host 192.168.4.5, port 5201
[  5] local 192.168.4.1 port 24136 connected to 192.168.4.5 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr  Cwnd
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec   886 MBytes  7.43 Gbits/sec  104    553 KBytes       
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec   945 MBytes  7.92 Gbits/sec  103   53.6 KBytes       
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec   856 MBytes  7.18 Gbits/sec  136   1.23 MBytes       
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec   948 MBytes  7.96 Gbits/sec  109   1.25 MBytes       
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec   939 MBytes  7.88 Gbits/sec   86    931 KBytes       
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec   974 MBytes  8.17 Gbits/sec  104    583 KBytes       
[  5]   6.00-7.01   sec   993 MBytes  8.27 Gbits/sec   99    726 KBytes       
[  5]   7.01-8.00   sec   851 MBytes  7.21 Gbits/sec  131    326 KBytes       
[  5]   8.00-9.02   sec   843 MBytes  6.94 Gbits/sec  142    423 KBytes       
[  5]   9.02-10.00  sec   802 MBytes  6.85 Gbits/sec   79    490 KBytes       
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  8.83 GBytes  7.58 Gbits/sec  1093            sender
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  8.83 GBytes  7.58 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

root@bgfw:~ # iperf3 -c 192.168.4.5 -R
Connecting to host 192.168.4.5, port 5201
Reverse mode, remote host 192.168.4.5 is sending
[  5] local 192.168.4.1 port 25877 connected to 192.168.4.5 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec  1.15 GBytes  9.87 Gbits/sec                  
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec  1.15 GBytes  9.90 Gbits/sec                  
[  5]   2.00-3.02   sec  1.17 GBytes  9.90 Gbits/sec                  
[  5]   3.02-4.00   sec  1.13 GBytes  9.90 Gbits/sec                  
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec  1.15 GBytes  9.90 Gbits/sec                  
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec  1.15 GBytes  9.90 Gbits/sec                  
[  5]   6.00-7.00   sec  1.15 GBytes  9.90 Gbits/sec                  
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec  1.15 GBytes  9.90 Gbits/sec                  
[  5]   8.00-9.01   sec  1.16 GBytes  9.89 Gbits/sec                  
[  5]   9.01-10.02  sec  1.16 GBytes  9.90 Gbits/sec                  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.02  sec  11.5 GBytes  9.90 Gbits/sec    2            sender
[  5]   0.00-10.02  sec  11.5 GBytes  9.90 Gbits/sec                  receiver

-- 
You are receiving this mail because:
You are the assignee for the bug.