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Date:   Fri, 26 May 2017 10:30:42 -0400
From:   Nathan Fontenot <nfont@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, tlfalcon@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        jallen@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: [PATCH net-next 06/11] ibmvnic: Halt TX and report carrier off on
 H_CLOSED return code

From: Thomas Falcon <tlfalcon@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

This patch disables transmissions and reports carrier off if xmit
function returns that the hardware TX queue is closed. The driver can
then await a signal from firmware to determine the correct reset method.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Falcon <tlfalcon@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c |   10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index def867a..1c3f1ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -1111,8 +1111,14 @@ static int ibmvnic_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		tx_buff->skb = NULL;
 
-		if (lpar_rc == H_CLOSED)
-			netif_stop_subqueue(netdev, queue_num);
+		if (lpar_rc == H_CLOSED) {
+			/* Disable TX and report carrier off if queue is closed.
+			 * Firmware guarantees that a signal will be sent to the
+			 * driver, triggering a reset or some other action.
+			 */
+			netif_tx_stop_all_queues(netdev);
+			netif_carrier_off(netdev);
+		}
 
 		tx_send_failed++;
 		tx_dropped++;