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

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Date:   Tue, 1 May 2018 22:12:54 -0700
From:   Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>
To:     Zumeng Chen <zumeng.chen@...il.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 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 and
not have to add a new flag.

>
>         /* Add new flags before this comment and TG3_FLAG_NUMBER_OF_FLAGS */
>         TG3_FLAG_NUMBER_OF_FLAGS,       /* Last entry in enum TG3_FLAGS */
> --
> 2.9.3
>