netdev - RE: [PATCH] ixgbe: fix broken PPTP handling

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Date:	Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:27:50 +0000
From:	"Keller, Jacob E" <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
To:	"Vick, Matthew" <matthew.vick@...el.com>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	"e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
	<e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] ixgbe: fix broken PPTP handling

> -----Original Message-----
> From: netdev-owner@...r.kernel.org [mailto:netdev-owner@...r.kernel.org]
> On Behalf Of Vick, Matthew
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 9:12 AM
> To: Alan Cox; netdev@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
> Subject: RE: [PATCH] ixgbe: fix broken PPTP handling
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: netdev-owner@...r.kernel.org [mailto:netdev-
> > owner@...r.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Alan Cox
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 8:33 AM
> > To: netdev@...r.kernel.org
> > Subject: [PATCH] ixgbe: fix broken PPTP handling
> >
> > From: Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>
> >
> > Reported to the maintain 3 weeks ago so now sending a patch rather than
> > waiting. ixgbe passes a random event type to the pptp code
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>
> > ---
> >
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c |    1 +
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> >
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
> > b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
> > index 01d99af..73291fe 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
> > @@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ void ixgbe_ptp_check_pps_event(struct ixgbe_adapter
> > *adapter, u32 eicr)
> >
> >  	switch (hw->mac.type) {
> >  	case ixgbe_mac_X540:
> > +		event.type = PTP_CLOCK_PPS;
> >  		ptp_clock_event(adapter->ptp_clock, &event);
> >  		break;
> >  	default:
> 
> CCing e1000-devel, the mailing list for Intel Wired Ethernet support.
> 
> Sorry, Alan--I didn't see any message from you about this before or I
> would have responded. NAK on this, since I don't see how ixgbe is passing
> a random event type. The event type gets set to PTP_CLOCK_PPS just a few
> lines above (before the if (!adapter->ptp_clock) block).
> 
> Matthew

Specifically, commit 3645adbb "ixgbe: fix uninitialized event.type in ixgbe_ptp_check_pps_event"

:)

Sorry I didn't reply directly to your original email with the concern, or CC you. I will do so next time.

Thanks

- Jake