netdev - Re: [PATCH] ixgbe: Wait for 1ms, not 1us, after RST

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Date:	Tue, 27 Oct 2015 13:57:21 -0400
From:	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
To:	dan.streetman@...onical.com,
	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Cc:	Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
	Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@...el.com>,
	Carolyn Wyborny <carolyn.wyborny@...el.com>,
	Don Skidmore <donald.c.skidmore@...el.com>,
	Matthew Vick <matthew.vick@...el.com>,
	John Ronciak <john.ronciak@...el.com>,
	Mitch Williams <mitch.a.williams@...el.com>,
	intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Dan Streetman <ddstreet@...e.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ixgbe: Wait for 1ms, not 1us, after RST

Hi Dan,

On 10/26/2015 08:16 PM, dan.streetman@...onical.com wrote:
> From: Dan Streetman <dan.streetman@...onical.com>
> 
> The driver currently waits 1us after issuing a RST, but the spec
> requires it to wait 1ms.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dan Streetman <dan.streetman@...onical.com>
> Signed-off-by: Dan Streetman <ddstreet@...e.org>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c | 7 ++++++-
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
> index 4e75843..147bc65 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
> @@ -113,7 +113,12 @@ mac_reset_top:
>  
>  	/* Poll for reset bit to self-clear indicating reset is complete */
>  	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
> -		udelay(1);
> +		/* sec 8.2.4.1.1 :
> +		 * programmers must wait approximately 1 ms after setting before
> +		 * attempting to check if the bit has cleared or to access (read
> +		 * or write) any other device register.
> +		 */
> +		mdelay(1);

Since ixgbe_reset_hw_x540() goes on to msleep(100) immediately after this
busy-wait loop, this should instead be:

		msleep(1);

Regards,
Peter Hurley


>  		ctrl = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_CTRL);
>  		if (!(ctrl & IXGBE_CTRL_RST_MASK))
>  			break;
> 

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