netdev - Re: 5717 support commit is buggy

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Date:	Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:11:54 -0700
From:	"Matt Carlson" <mcarlson@...adcom.com>
To:	"David Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
cc:	"Matthew Carlson" <mcarlson@...adcom.com>,
	"Benjamin Li" <benli@...adcom.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: 5717 support commit is buggy

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 03:41:25PM -0700, David Miller wrote:
> From: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:15:54 -0700 (PDT)
> 
> > I'm about to do some tests, but I suspect it's this change:
> > 
> > @@ -111,7 +111,8 @@
> >   * replace things like '% foo' with '& (foo - 1)'.
> >   */
> >  #define TG3_RX_RCB_RING_SIZE(tp)	\
> > -	((tp->tg3_flags2 & TG3_FLG2_5705_PLUS) ?  512 : 1024)
> > +	(((tp->tg3_flags & TG3_FLAG_JUMBO_CAPABLE) && \
> > +	  !(tp->tg3_flags2 & TG3_FLG2_5780_CLASS)) ? 512 : 1024)
> >  
> >  #define TG3_TX_RING_SIZE		512
> >  #define TG3_DEF_TX_RING_PENDING		(TG3_TX_RING_SIZE - 1)
> > 
> > and thus an incorrect RCB ring size is being used which eventually
> > locks up the card.
> 
> Confirmed, reverting that part of the change makes my card
> work again.
> 
> Broadcom folks, that is the correct test?  This needs to be fixed
> urgently.

The test is correct, but the results are transposed.  The 512 and 1024
should be reversed.  I'll cook up a patch.

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