netdev - RE: [net PATCH v2 1/7] bnx2x: Avoid sending multiple statistics queries

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Date:	Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:34:57 +0000
From:	"Yuval Mintz" <yuvalmin@...adcom.com>
To:	"David Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
cc:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Dmitry Kravkov" <dmitry@...adcom.com>,
	"Eilon Greenstein" <eilong@...adcom.com>
Subject: RE: [net PATCH v2 1/7] bnx2x: Avoid sending multiple statistics
 queries

> > This patch prevents the sending of an additional instance of statistics
> query
> > while the previous query hasn't completed.
> >
> This change results in no change in behavior as far as I can tell.
> 
> > -	if (bnx2x_storm_stats_update(bp) && (bp->stats_pending++ == 3)) {
> > -		BNX2X_ERR("storm stats were not updated for 3 times\n");
> > -		bnx2x_panic();
> > +	if (bnx2x_storm_stats_update(bp)) {
> > +		if (bp->stats_pending++ == 3) {
> > +			BNX2X_ERR("storm stats were not updated for 3
> times\n");
> > +			bnx2x_panic();
> > +		}

But you're missing the 'return;' statement at the end.

> 
> There is no difference between:
> 
> 	if (A && B) {
> 		C;
> 	}
> 
> and:
> 
> 	if (A) {
> 		if (B) {
> 			C;
> 		}
> 	}

But there is a difference between:
If (A && B) {
	C;
	D;
}

And:
if (A) {
	if (B) {
		C;
	}
	D;
}

The point of this patch was not to change the condition of the print & panic but rather to guarantee that
if bnx2x_storm_stats_update failed, no more ramrods will be posted, as the function will return 
(regardless of stats_pending value).

Sorry it wasn't clearer in the patch.

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