netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH 3/3] qlge: Add watchdog timer.

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Message-Id: <20100204.122931.189315763.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:29:31 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	ron.mercer@...gic.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH 3/3] qlge: Add watchdog timer.

From: Ron Mercer <ron.mercer@...gic.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 12:06:03 -0800

> +static void ql_timer(unsigned long data)
> +{
> +	struct ql_adapter *qdev = (struct ql_adapter *)data;
> +	u32 var = 0;
> +
> +	var = ql_read32(qdev, STS);
> +	if (pci_channel_offline(qdev->pdev)) {
> +		QPRINTK(qdev, IFUP, ERR, "EEH STS = 0x%.08x.\n", var);
> +		return;
> +	}
> +
> +	add_timer(&qdev->timer);
> +}
> +

Did the timer every fire more than once in your testing?

Don't you need to re-setup the expiration period before
adding it again?

Same goes for all of those sequences where you go:

	del_timer_sync(&qdev->timer);

	...

	add_timer(&qdev->timer);

in the patch.
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