netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/2 v2] sierra_net: fix issues with SYNC/RESTART messages and interrupt pipe setup

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Date:	Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:17:16 +0100
From:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>
To:	Dan Williams <dcbw@...hat.com>
Cc:	Elina Pasheva <epasheva@...rrawireless.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	Rory Filer <rfiler@...rrawireless.com>,
	Phil Sutter <phil@....cc>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2 v2] sierra_net: fix issues with SYNC/RESTART messages and interrupt pipe setup

On Wednesday 06 February 2013 12:42:56 Dan Williams wrote:
> As part of the initialization sequence, the driver sends a SYNC message
> via the control pipe to the firmware, which appears to request a
> firmware restart.  The firmware responds with an indication via the
> interrupt pipe set up by usbnet.  If the driver does not receive a
> RESTART indication within a certain amount of time, it will periodically
> send additional SYNC messages until it receives the RESTART indication.
> 
> Unfortunately, the interrupt URB is only submitted while the netdev
> is open, which is usually not the case during initialization, and thus
> the firmware's RESTART indication is lost.  So the driver continues
> sending SYNC messages, and eventually the firmware crashes when it
> receives too many.  This leads to a wedged netdev.

If I understand this correctly we should stop the interrupt pipe once
RESTART has been recieved. I am afraid this patch is a bit inefficient.

	Regards
		Oliver

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