linux-kernel - Re: [v2 PATCH 1/1] tg3: fix meaningless hw_stats reading after tg3_halt memset 0 hw

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Date:   Thu, 3 May 2018 08:30:54 +0800
From:   Zumeng Chen <zumeng.chen@...il.com>
To:     Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>
Cc:     Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Siva Reddy Kallam <siva.kallam@...adcom.com>,
        "prashant.sreedharan@...adcom.com" <prashant@...adcom.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Zumeng Chen <zumeng.chen@...driver.com>
Subject: Re: [v2 PATCH 1/1] tg3: fix meaningless hw_stats reading after
 tg3_halt memset 0 hw_stats

On 2018年05月03日 01:32, Michael Chan wrote:
> On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 3:27 AM, Zumeng Chen <zumeng.chen@...il.com> wrote:
>> On 2018年05月02日 13:12, Michael Chan wrote:
>>> On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 5:42 PM, Zumeng Chen <zumeng.chen@...il.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.h
>>>> b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.h
>>>> index 3b5e98e..c61d83c 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.h
>>>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.h
>>>> @@ -3102,6 +3102,7 @@ enum TG3_FLAGS {
>>>>           TG3_FLAG_ROBOSWITCH,
>>>>           TG3_FLAG_ONE_DMA_AT_ONCE,
>>>>           TG3_FLAG_RGMII_MODE,
>>>> +       TG3_FLAG_HALT,
>>> I think you should be able to use the existing INIT_COMPLETE flag
>>
>> No,  it will bring the uncertain factors into the existed complicate logic
>> of INIT_COMPLETE.
>> And I think it's very simple logic here to fix the meaningless hw_stats
>> reading and the problem
>> of commit f5992b72. I even suspect if you have read INIT_COMPLETE related
>> codes carefully.
>>
> We should use an existing flag whenever appropriate

I disagree. This is sort of blahblah...
> , instead of adding
> yet another flag to do similar things. I've looked at the code briefly
> and believe that INIT_COMPLETE will work.

When we fix a problem, we'd better think if we introduce a new one.

>    If you think it won't work,
> please be specific and point out why it won't work.  Thanks.

I don't care if it work or not, I directly feel it's a bad idea.
INIT_COMPLETE include a lot of network stuffs, it's not simple hardware 
reset related.

Here again,

My fix logic is very simple to fix the problem I met, I think this is 
how Linux works together
with such a lot of thing, which means clear,  simple, and robust for 
every unit, we re-unite
them eco-systematically.

Finally, it's yours, so be it.

Cheers,
Zumeng