netdev - [net 3/3] e1000e: Guarantee descriptor writeback flush success.

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Message-Id: <1333492139-32697-4-git-send-email-jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Date:	Tue,  3 Apr 2012 15:28:59 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	Matthew Vick <matthew.vick@...el.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	gospo@...hat.com, sassmann@...hat.com,
	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Subject: [net 3/3] e1000e: Guarantee descriptor writeback flush success.

From: Matthew Vick <matthew.vick@...el.com>

In rare circumstances, a descriptor writeback flush may not work if it
arrives on a specific clock cycle as a writeback request is going out.

Signed-off-by: Matthew Vick <matthew.vick@...el.com>
Tested-by: Aaron Brown <aaron.f.brown@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c |   17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
index 6878601..19ab215 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -1059,6 +1059,13 @@ static void e1000_print_hw_hang(struct work_struct *work)
 		ew32(TIDV, adapter->tx_int_delay | E1000_TIDV_FPD);
 		/* execute the writes immediately */
 		e1e_flush();
+		/*
+		 * Due to rare timing issues, write to TIDV again to ensure
+		 * the write is successful
+		 */
+		ew32(TIDV, adapter->tx_int_delay | E1000_TIDV_FPD);
+		/* execute the writes immediately */
+		e1e_flush();
 		adapter->tx_hang_recheck = true;
 		return;
 	}
@@ -3616,6 +3623,16 @@ static void e1000e_flush_descriptors(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 
 	/* execute the writes immediately */
 	e1e_flush();
+
+	/*
+	 * due to rare timing issues, write to TIDV/RDTR again to ensure the
+	 * write is successful
+	 */
+	ew32(TIDV, adapter->tx_int_delay | E1000_TIDV_FPD);
+	ew32(RDTR, adapter->rx_int_delay | E1000_RDTR_FPD);
+
+	/* execute the writes immediately */
+	e1e_flush();
 }
 
 static void e1000e_update_stats(struct e1000_adapter *adapter);
-- 
1.7.7.6

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