linux-kernel - Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 1/2] e1000e: add workaround for possible stalled packet

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Date:   Fri, 19 Jul 2019 01:47:11 +0000
From:   "Brown, Aaron F" <aaron.f.brown@...el.com>
To:     "Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
        Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 1/2] e1000e: add workaround for
 possible stalled packet

On Mon, 2019-07-08 at 12:55 +0800, Kai-Heng Feng wrote:
> Forwardport from http://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2016-November/050657.html
> 
> This works around a possible stalled packet issue, which may occur due to
> clock recovery from the PCH being too slow, when the LAN is transitioning
> from K1 at 1G link speed.
> 
> Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204057
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c | 10 ++++++++++
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.h |  2 +-
>  2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Tested-by: Aaron Brown <aaron.f.brown@...el.com>