linux-kernel - Re: [net PATCH v3 10/10] octeontx2-pf: Disable packet I/O for graceful exit

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Date:   Thu, 20 Apr 2023 07:21:39 +0000
From:   Sai Krishna Gajula <saikrishnag@...vell.com>
To:     Simon Horman <simon.horman@...igine.com>
CC:     "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "edumazet@...gle.com" <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        "kuba@...nel.org" <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "pabeni@...hat.com" <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "leon@...nel.org" <leon@...nel.org>,
        Sunil Kovvuri Goutham <sgoutham@...vell.com>,
        Geethasowjanya Akula <gakula@...vell.com>,
        Linu Cherian <lcherian@...vell.com>,
        Jerin Jacob Kollanukkaran <jerinj@...vell.com>,
        Hariprasad Kelam <hkelam@...vell.com>,
        Subbaraya Sundeep Bhatta <sbhatta@...vell.com>
Subject: Re: [net PATCH v3 10/10] octeontx2-pf: Disable packet I/O for
 graceful exit


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simon Horman <simon.horman@...igine.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 4:34 PM
> To: Sai Krishna Gajula <saikrishnag@...vell.com>
> Cc: davem@...emloft.net; edumazet@...gle.com; kuba@...nel.org;
> pabeni@...hat.com; netdev@...r.kernel.org; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org; leon@...nel.org; Sunil Kovvuri Goutham
> <sgoutham@...vell.com>; Geethasowjanya Akula <gakula@...vell.com>;
> Linu Cherian <lcherian@...vell.com>; Jerin Jacob Kollanukkaran
> <jerinj@...vell.com>; Hariprasad Kelam <hkelam@...vell.com>;
> Subbaraya Sundeep Bhatta <sbhatta@...vell.com>
> Subject: Re: [net PATCH v3 10/10] octeontx2-pf: Disable packet I/O for
> graceful exit
> 
> On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 11:50:18AM +0530, Sai Krishna wrote:
> > From: Subbaraya Sundeep <sbhatta@...vell.com>
> >
> > At the stage of enabling packet I/O in otx2_open, If mailbox timeout
> > occurs then interface ends up in down state where as hardware packet
> > I/O is enabled. Hence disable packet I/O also before bailing out.
> >
> > Fixes: 1ea0166da050 ("octeontx2-pf: Fix the device state on error")
> > Signed-off-by: Subbaraya Sundeep <sbhatta@...vell.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Sunil Kovvuri Goutham <sgoutham@...vell.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Sai Krishna <saikrishnag@...vell.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c | 11 ++++++++++-
> > drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_vf.c |  2 +-
> >  2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
> > b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
> > index 179433d0a54a..52a57d2493dc 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
> > @@ -1835,13 +1835,22 @@ int otx2_open(struct net_device *netdev)
> >  		otx2_dmacflt_reinstall_flows(pf);
> >
> >  	err = otx2_rxtx_enable(pf, true);
> > -	if (err)
> > +	/* If a mbox communication error happens at this point then
> interface
> > +	 * will end up in a state such that it is in down state but hardware
> > +	 * mcam entries are enabled to receive the packets. Hence disable
> the
> > +	 * packet I/O.
> > +	 */
> > +	if (err == EIO)
> > +		goto err_disable_rxtx;
> > +	else if (err)
> >  		goto err_tx_stop_queues;
> >
> >  	otx2_do_set_rx_mode(pf);
> >
> >  	return 0;
> >
> > +err_disable_rxtx:
> > +	otx2_rxtx_enable(pf, false);
> >  err_tx_stop_queues:
> >  	netif_tx_stop_all_queues(netdev);
> >  	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_vf.c
> > b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_vf.c
> > index ab126f8706c7..53366dbfbf27 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_vf.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_vf.c
> > @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ static int otx2vf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
> > const struct pci_device_id *id)
> >
> >  	err = otx2vf_realloc_msix_vectors(vf);
> >  	if (err)
> > -		goto err_mbox_destroy;
> > +		goto err_detach_rsrc;
> 
> I think it would be worth expanding on this part of the change in the commit
> message. Because it's not obvious to me.
> And I do wonder if it is a separate fix.
> 
We will expand on the commit message and explain about this in v4 patch.

Thanks,
Sai
> r
> >
> >  	err = otx2_set_real_num_queues(netdev, qcount, qcount);
> >  	if (err)
> > --
> > 2.25.1
> >