netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] net: nb8800: Simplify nb8800_pause

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Date:   Wed, 15 Nov 2017 15:36:22 +0000
From:   Måns Rullgård <mans@...sr.com>
To:     Marc Gonzalez <marc_gonzalez@...madesigns.com>
Cc:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Mason <slash.tmp@...e.fr>, netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Thibaud Cornic <thibaud_cornic@...madesigns.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "Linux ARM" <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] net: nb8800: Simplify nb8800_pause_config()

Marc Gonzalez <marc_gonzalez@...madesigns.com> writes:

> On 15/11/2017 16:03, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 03:33:47PM +0100, Marc Gonzalez wrote:
>> 
>>> On 15/11/2017 15:17, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>>>
>>> In our local branch, I have completely disabled flow control support,
>>> so I don't have to worry about this problem.
>> 
>> That is an interesting statement. You now know there is an issue here,
>> your solution is to fix your private branch and leave mainline as is.
>
> All my patches are NACKed, what would you have me do?
>
> Moreover, mainline still has the nb8800_dma_stop() work-around,
> which Mans has never seen hang.

Here's the thing, if that trick doesn't work, then the dma queue filling
up from real traffic will also hang the controller, which is a much
bigger problem.  Your test today suggests that this might be the case.

-- 
Måns Rullgård