Re: [PATCH 2/2] e1000e: start network tx queue only when link is up

[Joseph Yasi]

On Wed, Apr 17, 2019 at 4:13 AM Konstantin Khlebnikov
<khlebnikov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Driver does not want to keep packets in tx queue when link is lost.
> But present code only reset NIC to flush them, but does not prevent
> queuing new packets. Moreover reset sequence itself could generate
> new packets via netconsole and NIC falls into endless reset loop.
>
> This patch wakes tx queue only when NIC is ready to send packets.
>
> This is proper fix for problem addressed by commit 0f9e980bf5ee
> ("e1000e: fix cyclic resets at link up with active tx").
>
> Signed-off-by: Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Suggested-by: Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@xxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Joseph Yasi <joe.yasi@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c |    6 ++++--
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
> index ba96e52aa8d1..fe643d66aa10 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
> @@ -4209,7 +4209,7 @@ void e1000e_up(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
>                 e1000_configure_msix(adapter);
>         e1000_irq_enable(adapter);
>
> -       netif_start_queue(adapter->netdev);
> +       /* tx queue started by watchdog timer when link is up */
>
>         e1000e_trigger_lsc(adapter);
>  }
> @@ -4607,6 +4607,7 @@ int e1000e_open(struct net_device *netdev)
>         pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
>
>         netif_carrier_off(netdev);
> +       netif_stop_queue(netdev);
>
>         /* allocate transmit descriptors */
>         err = e1000e_setup_tx_resources(adapter->tx_ring);
> @@ -4667,7 +4668,6 @@ int e1000e_open(struct net_device *netdev)
>         e1000_irq_enable(adapter);
>
>         adapter->tx_hang_recheck = false;
> -       netif_start_queue(netdev);
>
>         hw->mac.get_link_status = true;
>         pm_runtime_put(&pdev->dev);
> @@ -5289,6 +5289,7 @@ static void e1000_watchdog_task(struct work_struct *work)
>                         if (phy->ops.cfg_on_link_up)
>                                 phy->ops.cfg_on_link_up(hw);
>
> +                       netif_wake_queue(netdev);
>                         netif_carrier_on(netdev);
>
>                         if (!test_bit(__E1000_DOWN, &adapter->state))
> @@ -5302,6 +5303,7 @@ static void e1000_watchdog_task(struct work_struct *work)
>                         /* Link status message must follow this format */
>                         pr_info("%s NIC Link is Down\n", adapter->netdev->name);
>                         netif_carrier_off(netdev);
> +                       netif_stop_queue(netdev);
>                         if (!test_bit(__E1000_DOWN, &adapter->state))
>                                 mod_timer(&adapter->phy_info_timer,
>                                           round_jiffies(jiffies + 2 * HZ));
>