netdev - [PATCH net-next 05/11] tg3: Restrict phy ioctl access

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Date:	Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:58:51 -0800
From:	"Matt Carlson" <mcarlson@...adcom.com>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, andy@...yhouse.net, mcarlson@...adcom.com
Subject: [PATCH net-next 05/11] tg3: Restrict phy ioctl access

If management firmware is present and the device is down, the firmware
will assume control of the phy.  If a phy access were allowed from the
host, it will collide with firmware phy accesses, resulting in
unpredictable behavior.  This patch fixes the problem by disallowing phy
accesses during the problematic condition.

Signed-off-by: Matt Carlson <mcarlson@...adcom.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael Chan <mchan@...adcom.com>
---
 drivers/net/tg3.c |    8 ++++++--
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index b1274bc..b957b60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -11165,7 +11165,9 @@ static int tg3_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 		if (tp->phy_flags & TG3_PHYFLG_PHY_SERDES)
 			break;			/* We have no PHY */
 
-		if (tp->phy_flags & TG3_PHYFLG_IS_LOW_POWER)
+		if ((tp->phy_flags & TG3_PHYFLG_IS_LOW_POWER) ||
+		    ((tp->tg3_flags & TG3_FLAG_ENABLE_ASF) &&
+		     !netif_running(dev)))
 			return -EAGAIN;
 
 		spin_lock_bh(&tp->lock);
@@ -11181,7 +11183,9 @@ static int tg3_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 		if (tp->phy_flags & TG3_PHYFLG_PHY_SERDES)
 			break;			/* We have no PHY */
 
-		if (tp->phy_flags & TG3_PHYFLG_IS_LOW_POWER)
+		if ((tp->phy_flags & TG3_PHYFLG_IS_LOW_POWER) ||
+		    ((tp->tg3_flags & TG3_FLAG_ENABLE_ASF) &&
+		     !netif_running(dev)))
 			return -EAGAIN;
 
 		spin_lock_bh(&tp->lock);
-- 
1.7.2.2


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