[PATCH net 2/2] net/mlx5: Start health poll after enable hca

From: Tariq Toukan
Date: Tue Mar 18 2025 - 16:53:48 EST


From: Moshe Shemesh <moshe@xxxxxxxxxx>

The health poll mechanism performs periodic checks to detect firmware
errors. One of the checks verifies the function is still enabled on
firmware side, but the function is enabled only after enable_hca command
completed. Start health poll after enable_hca command to avoid a race
between function enabled and first health polling.

Fixes: 9b98d395b85d ("net/mlx5: Start health poll at earlier stage of driver load")
Signed-off-by: Moshe Shemesh <moshe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Shay Drori <shayd@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c | 15 +++++++--------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index ec956c4bcebd..7c3312d6aed9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -1205,24 +1205,24 @@ static int mlx5_function_enable(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool boot, u64 timeou
dev->caps.embedded_cpu = mlx5_read_embedded_cpu(dev);
mlx5_cmd_set_state(dev, MLX5_CMDIF_STATE_UP);

- mlx5_start_health_poll(dev);
-
err = mlx5_core_enable_hca(dev, 0);
if (err) {
mlx5_core_err(dev, "enable hca failed\n");
- goto stop_health_poll;
+ goto err_cmd_cleanup;
}

+ mlx5_start_health_poll(dev);
+
err = mlx5_core_set_issi(dev);
if (err) {
mlx5_core_err(dev, "failed to set issi\n");
- goto err_disable_hca;
+ goto stop_health_poll;
}

err = mlx5_satisfy_startup_pages(dev, 1);
if (err) {
mlx5_core_err(dev, "failed to allocate boot pages\n");
- goto err_disable_hca;
+ goto stop_health_poll;
}

err = mlx5_tout_query_dtor(dev);
@@ -1235,10 +1235,9 @@ static int mlx5_function_enable(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool boot, u64 timeou

reclaim_boot_pages:
mlx5_reclaim_startup_pages(dev);
-err_disable_hca:
- mlx5_core_disable_hca(dev, 0);
stop_health_poll:
mlx5_stop_health_poll(dev, boot);
+ mlx5_core_disable_hca(dev, 0);
err_cmd_cleanup:
mlx5_cmd_set_state(dev, MLX5_CMDIF_STATE_DOWN);
mlx5_cmd_disable(dev);
@@ -1249,8 +1248,8 @@ static int mlx5_function_enable(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool boot, u64 timeou
static void mlx5_function_disable(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool boot)
{
mlx5_reclaim_startup_pages(dev);
- mlx5_core_disable_hca(dev, 0);
mlx5_stop_health_poll(dev, boot);
+ mlx5_core_disable_hca(dev, 0);
mlx5_cmd_set_state(dev, MLX5_CMDIF_STATE_DOWN);
mlx5_cmd_disable(dev);
}
--
2.31.1