RE: [PATCH] rtase: Reset TX subqueue when clearing TX ring

From: Justin Lai

Date: Tue Jun 02 2026 - 06:08:29 EST


> From: Justin Lai <justinlai0215@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2026 14:24:18 +0800
>
> > rtase_tx_clear() clears the TX ring and resets the ring indexes.
> > However, the TX queue state and BQL accounting are not reset at the
> > same time.
> >
> > This may leave __QUEUE_STATE_STACK_XOFF asserted after
> > rtase_sw_reset(), preventing new TX packets from being scheduled.
> >
> > Reset the TX subqueue when clearing the TX ring so the TX queue state
> > and BQL accounting are restored together.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Justin Lai <justinlai0215@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> You need to:
>
> 1. Specify the target branch in the subject prefix ([PATCH net]
> for critical fixes, [PATCH net-next] for features and misc
> non-critical fixes and improvements).
> 2. If this is a fix targeting "net", you need to provide a "Fixes:"
> tag pointing to the commit which introduced this issue.
> 3. If this is a fix and the bug is present in older supported kernels
> (LTSes etc), you need to add "Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" right
> after the "Fixes:" tag.
>
> > ---
> > drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/rtase/rtase_main.c | 2 ++
> > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/rtase/rtase_main.c
> > b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/rtase/rtase_main.c
> > index 43a4aa275b62..11e9d0feea68 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/rtase/rtase_main.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/rtase/rtase_main.c
> > @@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ static void rtase_tx_clear(struct rtase_private *tp)
> > rtase_tx_clear_range(ring, ring->dirty_idx,
> RTASE_NUM_DESC);
> > ring->cur_idx = 0;
> > ring->dirty_idx = 0;
> > +
> > + netdev_tx_reset_subqueue(tp->dev, i);
>
> The fix itself looks ok.
>
> > }
> > }
>
> Thanks,
> Olek

Hi Olek,

Thanks for the review.

This is a bug fix. I'll resend it targeting the net tree with
the proper Fixes tag and Cc stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

Thanks,
Justin