netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: arc_emac: restart stalled EMAC

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Message-Id: <20171218.145322.67839475851416152.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Mon, 18 Dec 2017 14:53:22 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     al.kochet@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, edumazet@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: arc_emac: restart stalled EMAC

From: Alexander Kochetkov <al.kochet@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 14:12:51 +0300

> Under certain conditions EMAC stop reception of incoming packets and
> continuously increment R_MISS register instead of saving data into
> provided buffer. The commit implement workaround for such situation.
> Then the stall detected EMAC will be restarted.
> 
> On device the stall looks like the device lost it's dynamic IP address.
> ifconfig shows that interface error counter rapidly increments.
> At the same time on the DHCP server we can see continues DHCP-requests
> from device.
> 
> In real network stalls happen really rarely. To make them frequent the
> broadcast storm[1] should be simulated. For simulation it is necessary
> to make following connections:
>     1. connect radxarock to 1st port of switch
>     2. connect some PC to 2nd port of switch
>     3. connect two other free ports together using standard ethernet cable,
>        in order to make a switching loop.
> 
> After that, is necessary to make a broadcast storm. For example, running on
> PC 'ping' to some IP address triggers ARP-request storm. After some
> time (~10sec), EMAC on rk3188 will stall.
> 
> Observed and tested on rk3188 radxarock.
> 
> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_radiation
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Kochetkov <al.kochet@...il.com>

This patch doesn't apply cleanly to any of my trees.