netdev - Re: b44: Reset due to FIFO overflow.

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Date:	Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:42:38 +0100
From:	James Courtier-Dutton <james.dutton@...il.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: b44: Reset due to FIFO overflow.

On 28 June 2010 22:37, James Courtier-Dutton <james.dutton@...il.com> wrote:
>
> I tried the patch.
> I also tried without the patch, but bypassed the hw reset in the RFO case.
>
> In both cases, the hardware did not recover from the overflow.
> An "ifconfig eth0 down" then "ifconfig eth0 up" was required to bring
> it back to life, I.e. A manual hw reset.
>
> What I did find is that once the RFO state is reached, it is not cleared.
> I think we need to find a way to clear the RFO state.
> The RFO state is cleared after a HW reset.
>
> Kind Regards
>
> James
>

Under further analysis, I have found that RFO is not cleared by a
write to bw32(bp, B44_ISTAT, istat);
whereas most other conditions should be cleared by this.

So, I went searching in the hardware reset functions for when the RFO
was cleared.

I found it:
A call to this:
ssb_device_enable(bp->sdev, 0)
in the b44_chip_reset function is what actually clears the RFO.
So, does anyone have any data sheets on the ssb ?
The ssb looks to me like the DMA engine.

On a more positive note, if we can get the ssb to reset without the
phy resetting, we could have our smooth recovery achieved.

Kind Regards

James
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