netdev - [PATCH net-next] bnxt_en: Fix xmit

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Date:   Tue, 30 May 2017 20:03:00 -0400
From:   Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>
To:     davem@...emloft.net
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net-next] bnxt_en: Fix xmit_more with BQL.

We need to write the doorbell if BQL has stopped the queue and
skb->xmit_more is set.  Otherwise it is possible for the tx queue to
rot and cause tx timeout.

Fixes: 4d172f21cefe ("bnxt_en: Implement xmit_more.")
Suggested-by: Yuval Mintz <yuval.mintz@...ium.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 954758f..c1cd72a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t bnxt_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	prod = NEXT_TX(prod);
 	txr->tx_prod = prod;

-	if (!skb->xmit_more)
+	if (!skb->xmit_more || netif_xmit_stopped(txq))
 		bnxt_db_write(bp, txr->tx_doorbell, DB_KEY_TX | prod);

 tx_done:
-- 
1.8.3.1