linux-kernel - [ 14/41] atl1c: dont use highprio tx queue

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Date:	Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:38:24 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, Thomas Meyer <thomas@...3r.de>,
	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	Jay Cliburn <jcliburn@...il.com>,
	Chris Snook <chris.snook@...il.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: [ 14/41] atl1c: dont use highprio tx queue

3.2-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>

[ Upstream commit 11aad99af6ef629ff3b05d1c9f0936589b204316 ]

This driver attempts to use two TX rings but lacks proper support :

1) IRQ handler only takes care of TX completion on first TX ring
2) the stop/start logic uses the legacy functions (for non multiqueue
drivers)

This means all packets witk skb mark set to 1 are sent through high
queue but are never cleaned and queue eventualy fills and block the
device, triggering the infamous "NETDEV WATCHDOG" message.

Lets use a single TX ring to fix the problem, this driver is not a real
multiqueue one yet.

Minimal fix for stable kernels.

Reported-by: Thomas Meyer <thomas@...3r.de>
Tested-by: Thomas Meyer <thomas@...3r.de>
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc: Jay Cliburn <jcliburn@...il.com>
Cc: Chris Snook <chris.snook@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c |    4 ----
 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
@@ -2241,10 +2241,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t atl1c_xmit_frame(stru
 			dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev, "tx locked\n");
 		return NETDEV_TX_LOCKED;
 	}
-	if (skb->mark == 0x01)
-		type = atl1c_trans_high;
-	else
-		type = atl1c_trans_normal;
 
 	if (atl1c_tpd_avail(adapter, type) < tpd_req) {
 		/* no enough descriptor, just stop queue */


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