netdev - Re: Regression: [PATCH] mlx4: give precise rx/tx bytes/packets counters

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Message-ID: <20161201133706.316428e9@redhat.com>
Date:   Thu, 1 Dec 2016 13:37:06 +0100
From:   Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@...hat.com>
To:     Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:     Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@....mellanox.co.il>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...lanox.com>, brouer@...hat.com
Subject: Re: Regression: [PATCH] mlx4: give precise rx/tx bytes/packets
 counters


On Wed, 30 Nov 2016 13:00:52 -0800 Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 2016-11-30 at 22:42 +0200, Saeed Mahameed wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 7:35 PM, Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com> wrote:  
> > > On Wed, 2016-11-30 at 18:46 +0200, Saeed Mahameed wrote:
[...]
> > >
> > > I am suggesting I will fix the bug I introduced.
> > >
> > > Do not panic.
> > >
> > >  
> > 
> > Not at all, I trust you are the only one who is capable of providing
> > the best solution.
> > I am just trying to read your mind :-).
> > 
> > As i said i like the solution and i want to adapt it to mlx5, so I am
> > a little bit enthusiastic :)  
> 
> What about the following fix guys ?

Confirming this fixed the crash on shutdown for me, thanks!

 
> As a bonus we update the stats right before they are sent to monitors
> via rtnetlink ;)
> 
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
> index 12ea3405f442717478bf0e8882edaf0de77986cb..091b904262bc7932d3edf99cf850affb23b9ce6e 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
> @@ -1809,8 +1809,12 @@ void mlx4_en_stop_port(struct net_device *dev, int detach)
>  
>  	netif_tx_disable(dev);
>  
> +	spin_lock_bh(&priv->stats_lock);
> +	mlx4_en_fold_software_stats(dev);
>  	/* Set port as not active */
>  	priv->port_up = false;
> +	spin_unlock_bh(&priv->stats_lock);
> +
>  	priv->counter_index = MLX4_SINK_COUNTER_INDEX(mdev->dev);
>  
>  	/* Promsicuous mode */
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_port.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_port.c
> index c6c4f1238923e09eced547454b86c68720292859..9166d90e732858610b1407fe85cbf6cbe27f5e0b 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_port.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_port.c
> @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void mlx4_en_fold_software_stats(struct net_device *dev)
>  	unsigned long packets, bytes;
>  	int i;
>  
> -	if (mlx4_is_master(mdev->dev))
> +	if (!priv->port_up || mlx4_is_master(mdev->dev))
>  		return;
>  
>  	packets = 0;
> 
> 



-- 
Best regards,
  Jesper Dangaard Brouer
  MSc.CS, Principal Kernel Engineer at Red Hat
  LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brouer