[PATCH net 1/1] bnx2x: Fix receiving tx-timeout in error or recovery state.

[PATCH net 1/1] bnx2x: Fix receiving tx-timeout in error or recovery state.

[Sudarsana Reddy Kalluru]

Driver performs the internal reload when it receives tx-timeout event from
the OS. Internal reload might fail in some scenarios e.g., fatal HW issues.
In such cases OS still see the link, which would result in undesirable
functionalities such as re-generation of tx-timeouts.
The patch addresses this issue by indicating the link-down to OS when
tx-timeout is detected, and keeping the link in down state till the
internal reload is successful.

Please consider applying it to 'net' branch.

Signed-off-by: Sudarsana Reddy Kalluru <Sudarsana.Kalluru@cavium.com>
Signed-off-by: Ariel Elior <ariel.elior@cavium.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h      | 1 +
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c  | 6 ++++++
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c | 6 ++++++
 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h
index d847e1b..be15061 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h
@@ -1533,6 +1533,7 @@ struct bnx2x {
 	struct link_vars	link_vars;
 	u32			link_cnt;
 	struct bnx2x_link_report_data last_reported_link;
+	bool			force_link_down;
 
 	struct mdio_if_info	mdio;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
index 8cd73ff..af7b5a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
@@ -1261,6 +1261,11 @@ void __bnx2x_link_report(struct bnx2x *bp)
 {
 	struct bnx2x_link_report_data cur_data;
 
+	if (bp->force_link_down) {
+		bp->link_vars.link_up = 0;
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/* reread mf_cfg */
 	if (IS_PF(bp) && !CHIP_IS_E1(bp))
 		bnx2x_read_mf_cfg(bp);
@@ -2817,6 +2822,7 @@ int bnx2x_nic_load(struct bnx2x *bp, int load_mode)
 		bp->pending_max = 0;
 	}
 
+	bp->force_link_down = false;
 	if (bp->port.pmf) {
 		rc = bnx2x_initial_phy_init(bp, load_mode);
 		if (rc)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index 5b1ed24..57348f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -10279,6 +10279,12 @@ static void bnx2x_sp_rtnl_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		bp->sp_rtnl_state = 0;
 		smp_mb();
 
+		/* Immediately indicate link as down */
+		bp->link_vars.link_up = 0;
+		bp->force_link_down = true;
+		netif_carrier_off(bp->dev);
+		BNX2X_ERR("Indicating link is down due to Tx-timeout\n");
+
 		bnx2x_nic_unload(bp, UNLOAD_NORMAL, true);
 		/* When ret value shows failure of allocation failure,
 		 * the nic is rebooted again. If open still fails, a error
-- 
1.8.3.1

Re: [PATCH net 1/1] bnx2x: Fix receiving tx-timeout in error or recovery state.

[David Miller]

From: Sudarsana Reddy Kalluru <sudarsana.kalluru@cavium.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 04:52:15 -0700

> Driver performs the internal reload when it receives tx-timeout event from
> the OS. Internal reload might fail in some scenarios e.g., fatal HW issues.
> In such cases OS still see the link, which would result in undesirable
> functionalities such as re-generation of tx-timeouts.
> The patch addresses this issue by indicating the link-down to OS when
> tx-timeout is detected, and keeping the link in down state till the
> internal reload is successful.
> 
> Please consider applying it to 'net' branch.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sudarsana Reddy Kalluru <Sudarsana.Kalluru@cavium.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ariel Elior <ariel.elior@cavium.com>

Applied.