linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] net: macb: Handle errors in RX path

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Date:	Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:35:22 +0530
From:	Varka Bhadram <varkabhadram@...il.com>
To:	Neil Armstrong <superna9999@...il.com>,
	Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] net: macb: Handle errors in RX path

On 07/18/2014 03:23 PM, Neil Armstrong wrote:
> In certain circumstances, the MACB fails to write correct RX ring
> descriptor, and lead to actually managed by BUG_ON() error cases.
>
> Handle these two cases by returning error values, while resetting
> the RX ring and RX HW path in the poll methos.
>
> In the same time, check and handle BNA and OVR into poll method
> by using the same error management.
>
> Signed-off-by: Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@...tion.com>
> ---
>   drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c |   55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>   1 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
checkpatch errors/warnings on this patch...

-- 
Regards,
Varka Bhadram.

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