linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.19 27/99] r8169: dont try to read counters if chip is in a PCI power-save state

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Date:   Mon, 21 Jan 2019 14:48:19 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: [PATCH 4.19 27/99] r8169: dont try to read counters if chip is in a PCI power-save state

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

------------------

From: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>

[ Upstream commit 10262b0b53666cbc506989b17a3ead1e9c3b43b4 ]

Avoid log spam caused by trying to read counters from the chip whilst
it is in a PCI power-save state.

Reference: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107421

Fixes: 1ef7286e7f36 ("r8169: Dereference MMIO address immediately before use")
Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c |    6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -1730,11 +1730,13 @@ static bool rtl8169_reset_counters(struc
 
 static bool rtl8169_update_counters(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 {
+	u8 val = RTL_R8(tp, ChipCmd);
+
 	/*
 	 * Some chips are unable to dump tally counters when the receiver
-	 * is disabled.
+	 * is disabled. If 0xff chip may be in a PCI power-save state.
 	 */
-	if ((RTL_R8(tp, ChipCmd) & CmdRxEnb) == 0)
+	if (!(val & CmdRxEnb) || val == 0xff)
 		return true;
 
 	return rtl8169_do_counters(tp, CounterDump);