[PATCH net v4 3/3] net: ethernet: oa_tc6: Disabled tx queues when disable_traffic is set

From: Selvamani Rajagopal via B4 Relay

Date: Mon Jul 20 2026 - 22:21:52 EST


From: Selvamani Rajagopal <Selvamani.Rajagopal@xxxxxxxxxx>

Previously, TX queue interface was stopped when
disable_traffic flag was set. It is more appropriate to
disable the queue as there is no recovery, once
disable_traffic is set. Carrier is also marked off

Fixes: b542d13fab0f ("net: ethernet: oa_tc6: Interrupt is active low, level triggered.")
Signed-off-by: Selvamani Rajagopal <Selvamani.Rajagopal@xxxxxxxxxx>

changes in v4
- Reverted the the statement that turned carrier off on
disble_traffic, as it may have side effects
changes in v3
- New patch. Carrier marked off once disable_traffic is set
---
drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c
index 9e6850ccfe6c..4b8f6280be51 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c
@@ -730,6 +730,11 @@ static void oa_tc6_disable_traffic(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
skb = oa_tc6_detach_waiting_tx_skb(tc6);
spin_unlock_bh(&tc6->tx_skb_lock);

+ /* disable_traffic, when set, is a point of no
+ * return to working state. TX queues are
+ * disabled.
+ */
+ netif_tx_disable(tc6->netdev);
oa_tc6_drop_tx_skb(tc6, skb);
oa_tc6_free_ongoing_skbs(tc6);
oa_tc6_write_register(tc6, OA_TC6_REG_INT_MASK0, regval);

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2.43.0