Re: [PATCH hyperv-fixes] hv_netvsc: Fix unwanted wakeup after tx_disable

From: Stephen Hemminger
Date: Thu Mar 28 2019 - 14:38:33 EST


On Thu, 28 Mar 2019 17:48:45 +0000
Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> +static inline void netvsc_tx_enable(struct netvsc_device *nvscdev,
> + struct net_device *ndev)
> +{
> + nvscdev->tx_disable = false;
> + mb(); /* ensure queue wake up mechanism is on */
> +
> + netif_tx_wake_all_queues(ndev);
> +}

You don't need a full mb(). virt_wmb() should be sufficient.

Could I suggest an alternative approach.
You don't need to introduce a local tx_disable flag, the only place where a wakeup
could cause problems is after a send_completion was processed during detach state.

Instead, just avoid wakeup in that place.

--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
@@ -720,6 +720,7 @@ static void netvsc_send_tx_complete(struct net_device *ndev,
struct netdev_queue *txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(ndev, q_idx);

if (netif_tx_queue_stopped(txq) &&
+ netif_device_present(ndev) &&
(hv_get_avail_to_write_percent(&channel->outbound) >
RING_AVAIL_PERCENT_HIWATER || queue_sends < 1)) {
netif_tx_wake_queue(txq);