netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH net-next v3 3/4] rocker: Handle IFF_PROTODOWN by doing a PHYS-DOWN on the switch port.

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Date:	Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:35:46 -0700
From:	Anuradha Karuppiah <anuradhak@...ulusnetworks.com>
To:	Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>,
	Andy Gospodarek <gospo@...ulusnetworks.com>,
	Wilson Kok <wkok@...ulusnetworks.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next v3 3/4] rocker: Handle IFF_PROTODOWN by doing
 a PHYS-DOWN on the switch port.

On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 12:48 PM, Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 8:49 AM, Anuradha Karuppiah
> <anuradhak@...ulusnetworks.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 10:51 PM, Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com> wrote:
>>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 10:38 AM,  <anuradhak@...ulusnetworks.com> wrote:
>>>> From: Anuradha Karuppiah <anuradhak@...ulusnetworks.com>
>>>>
>>>> IFF_PROTODOWN can be set by user space applications like MLAG on detecting
>>>> errors on a switch port. This patch provides sample switch driver changes
>>>> for handling IFF_PROTODOWN. Rocker PHYS disables the port in response to
>>>> protodown.
>>>>
>>>> Note: I understand Scott has some rocker changes on hold. I will re-spin
>>>> this patch once his changes are in.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Anuradha Karuppiah <anuradhak@...ulusnetworks.com>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Andy Gospodarek <gospo@...ulusnetworks.com>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Wilson Kok <wkok@...ulusnetworks.com>
>>>> ---
>>>>  drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c |   16 +++++++++++++++-
>>>>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
>>>> index a87b177..e3084e3 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
>>>> @@ -3838,7 +3838,8 @@ static int rocker_port_open(struct net_device *dev)
>>>>
>>>>         napi_enable(&rocker_port->napi_tx);
>>>>         napi_enable(&rocker_port->napi_rx);
>>>> -       rocker_port_set_enable(rocker_port, true);
>>>> +       if (!(dev->flags & IFF_PROTO_DOWN))
>>>> +               rocker_port_set_enable(rocker_port, true);
>>>>         netif_start_queue(dev);
>>>>         return 0;
>>>>
>>>> @@ -4238,6 +4239,18 @@ static int rocker_port_swdev_port_stp_update(struct net_device *dev, u8 state)
>>>>         return rocker_port_stp_update(rocker_port, state);
>>>>  }
>>>>
>>>> +static int rocker_port_swdev_port_phy_state_set(struct net_device *dev,
>>>> +                                               bool enable)
>>>> +{
>>>> +       struct rocker_port *rocker_port = netdev_priv(dev);
>>>> +
>>>> +       if (enable && (dev->flags & IFF_UP) && !(dev->flags & IFF_PROTO_DOWN))
>>>> +               rocker_port_set_enable(rocker_port, true);
>>>> +       else
>>>> +               rocker_port_set_enable(rocker_port, false);
>>>
>>> This isn't working like your expecting.  PHY link is still up on the
>>> rocker port, so the other end of the wire still sees link UP even when
>>> IFF_PROTO_DOWN is set locally.
>>
>> I wanted to check with you first on the rocker handling; that is the main
>> reason for posting this an RFC (thanks for the review).
>>
>> I used rocker_port_set_enable/PORT_PHYS_ENABLE for setting the phy state
>> because I assumed that in the case of an offloaded switch driver it would be
>> the equivalent of doing "sdk port N en=1|0". Is that not the case? If not,
>> could you please point me in the right direction?
>
> To put PHY link down, on PORT_PHYS_ENABLE true, rocker device (qemu)
> would need to down the link state for the port so other end of wire
> sees link down.  I think I remember looking into that but didn't
> implement it.  In qemu monitor, you can manually set the link up/down
> (set_link <dev> [on|off]).  We'd need to call the same from within the
> rocker device.
>
> So if we want to be able to test this with rocker, we'll need a device
> and driver change.

Thanks for the details, Scott. We will looking into implementing the necessary
changes to get it working with rocker.
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