netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 3/4] net: nb8800: Move HW init to ndo

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Message-ID: <ffe4be7c-746d-86b3-54d3-0ddc5f70e266@sigmadesigns.com>
Date:   Thu, 16 Nov 2017 17:52:02 +0100
From:   Marc Gonzalez <marc_gonzalez@...madesigns.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
CC:     netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Mason <slash.tmp@...e.fr>,
        Thibaud Cornic <thibaud_cornic@...madesigns.com>,
        Mans Rullgard <mans@...sr.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/4] net: nb8800: Move HW init to ndo_open()

On 16/11/2017 17:23, Andrew Lunn wrote:

> Maybe take a look at your memory barriers. Most accesses using the
> _relaxed() version, i.e, no barrier. And then there are specific
> barriers when needed. One could be missing.
> 
> As a quick test, drop the _relaxed. Force a barrier with each
> access. If that works, it is a clear indication you have a barrier
> problem.

That was an interesting suggestion, thanks!

Unfortunately, adding wmb() in dozens of strategic places doesn't
prevent the issue where network connectivity is lost :-(

Regards.