netdev - RE: [PATCH net-next V2 06/16] net: fec: don't clear all rx queue bits when just one is being checked

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Fri, 4 Mar 2016 09:11:57 +0000
From:	Fugang Duan <fugang.duan@....com>
To:	Troy Kisky <troy.kisky@...ndarydevices.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"b38611@...escale.com" <b38611@...escale.com>
CC:	"fabio.estevam@...escale.com" <fabio.estevam@...escale.com>,
	"l.stach@...gutronix.de" <l.stach@...gutronix.de>,
	"andrew@...n.ch" <andrew@...n.ch>,
	"tremyfr@...il.com" <tremyfr@...il.com>,
	"linux@....linux.org.uk" <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"laci@...ndarydevices.com" <laci@...ndarydevices.com>,
	"shawnguo@...nel.org" <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
	"johannes@...solutions.net" <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	"stillcompiling@...il.com" <stillcompiling@...il.com>,
	"sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com" 
	<sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>,
	"arnd@...db.de" <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next V2 06/16] net: fec: don't clear all rx queue bits
 when just one is being checked

From: Troy Kisky <troy.kisky@...ndarydevices.com>Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2016 8:37 AM
> To: netdev@...r.kernel.org; davem@...emloft.net; b38611@...escale.com
> Cc: fabio.estevam@...escale.com; l.stach@...gutronix.de; andrew@...n.ch;
> tremyfr@...il.com; linux@....linux.org.uk; linux-arm-
> kernel@...ts.infradead.org; laci@...ndarydevices.com; shawnguo@...nel.org;
> johannes@...solutions.net; stillcompiling@...il.com;
> sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com; arnd@...db.de; Troy Kisky
> <troy.kisky@...ndarydevices.com>
> Subject: [PATCH net-next V2 06/16] net: fec: don't clear all rx queue bits when
> just one is being checked
> 
> FEC_ENET_RXF is 3 separate bits, we only check one queue at a time. So, when
> the last queue is being checked, it is bad to remove the interrupt on the 1st
> queue.
> 
> Also, since this is now done in the napi routine and not the interrupt, it is not
> needed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Troy Kisky <troy.kisky@...ndarydevices.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c | 2 --
>  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
> index 610cf6c..791f385 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
> @@ -1338,8 +1338,6 @@ static int fec_rxq(struct net_device *ndev, struct
> fec_enet_private *fep,
>  			break;
>  		pkt_received++;
> 
> -		writel(FEC_ENET_RXF, fep->hwp + FEC_IEVENT);
> -

We should clear the related rx queue ievent, not remove the code.
Pls see commit: db3421c114cf that was submitted by Russell King.

No ack the patch.

>  		/* Check for errors. */
>  		status ^= BD_ENET_RX_LAST;
>  		if (status & (BD_ENET_RX_LG | BD_ENET_RX_SH |
> BD_ENET_RX_NO |
> --
> 2.5.0