Re: [RESEND net-next PATCH 3/3] net: dsa: qca8k: reset cpu port on MTU change
From: Christian Marangi
Date: Tue Jun 21 2022 - 10:51:59 EST
On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 09:56:19PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Jun 2022 09:26:50 +0200 Christian Marangi wrote:
> > It was discovered that the Documentation lacks of a fundamental detail
> > on how to correctly change the MAX_FRAME_SIZE of the switch.
> >
> > In fact if the MAX_FRAME_SIZE is changed while the cpu port is on, the
> > switch panics and cease to send any packet. This cause the mgmt ethernet
> > system to not receive any packet (the slow fallback still works) and
> > makes the device not reachable. To recover from this a switch reset is
> > required.
> >
> > To correctly handle this, turn off the cpu ports before changing the
> > MAX_FRAME_SIZE and turn on again after the value is applied.
> >
> > Fixes: f58d2598cf70 ("net: dsa: qca8k: implement the port MTU callbacks")
> > Signed-off-by: Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> It reads like this patch should be backported to 5.10 and 5.15 stable
> branches. While patches 1 and 2 are cleanups. In which case you should
> reports just patch 3 against net/master first, we'll send it to Linus at
> the end of the week and then you can send the cleanups on top for -next.
>
Ok will split this series.
> One extra question below.
>
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
> > index eaaf80f96fa9..0b92b9d5954a 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
> > @@ -2334,6 +2334,7 @@ static int
> > qca8k_port_change_mtu(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port, int new_mtu)
> > {
> > struct qca8k_priv *priv = ds->priv;
> > + int ret;
> >
> > /* We have only have a general MTU setting.
> > * DSA always set the CPU port's MTU to the largest MTU of the slave
> > @@ -2344,10 +2345,29 @@ qca8k_port_change_mtu(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port, int new_mtu)
> > if (!dsa_is_cpu_port(ds, port))
> > return 0;
> >
> > + /* To change the MAX_FRAME_SIZE the cpu ports must be off or
> > + * the switch panics.
> > + * Turn off both cpu ports before applying the new value to prevent
> > + * this.
> > + */
> > + if (priv->port_enabled_map & BIT(0))
> > + qca8k_port_set_status(priv, 0, 0);
> > +
> > + if (priv->port_enabled_map & BIT(6))
> > + qca8k_port_set_status(priv, 6, 0);
> > +
> > /* Include L2 header / FCS length */
> > - return regmap_update_bits(priv->regmap, QCA8K_MAX_FRAME_SIZE_REG,
> > - QCA8K_MAX_FRAME_SIZE_MASK,
> > - new_mtu + ETH_HLEN + ETH_FCS_LEN);
> > + ret = regmap_update_bits(priv->regmap, QCA8K_MAX_FRAME_SIZE_REG,
>
> Why care about the return code of this regmap access but not the ones
> inside the *port_set_status() calls?
>
No reason just following old bad behaviour done in other function where
qca8k_port_set_status is used. Will send v2 with the error handled.
> > + QCA8K_MAX_FRAME_SIZE_MASK,
> > + new_mtu + ETH_HLEN + ETH_FCS_LEN);
> > +
> > + if (priv->port_enabled_map & BIT(0))
> > + qca8k_port_set_status(priv, 0, 1);
> > +
> > + if (priv->port_enabled_map & BIT(6))
> > + qca8k_port_set_status(priv, 6, 1);
> > +
> > + return ret;
> > }
> >
> > static int
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