netdev - Re: [PATCH net] amd-xgbe: Enable IRQs only if napi_complete

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Date:   Fri, 10 Mar 2017 08:19:37 -0600
From:   Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <jeremy.linton@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] amd-xgbe: Enable IRQs only if napi_complete_done() is
 true

On 3/9/2017 8:31 PM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
> Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2017 17:48:23 -0600
>
>> Depending on the hardware, the amd-xgbe driver may use disable_irq_nosync()
>> and enable_irq() when an interrupt is received to process Rx packets. If
>> the napi_complete_done() return value isn't checked an unbalanced enable
>> for the IRQ could result, generating a warning stack trace.
>>
>> Update the driver to only enable interrupts if napi_complete_done() returns
>> true.
>>
>> Reported-by: Jeremy Linton <jeremy.linton@....com>
>> Signed-off-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
>
> Applied, thanks.

Thanks David!  The change to napi_complete_done() from void to bool
occurred in 4.10, can you queue this fix up against 4.10 stable?

Thanks,
Tom

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