netdev - Re: [PATCH net 1/2] ibmvnic: Handle all login error conditions

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Date:   Wed, 11 Apr 2018 11:07:31 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     nfont@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, jallen@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        tlfalcon@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/2] ibmvnic: Handle all login error conditions

From: Nathan Fontenot <nfont@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 09:37:21 -0500

> There is a bug in handling the possible return codes from sending the
> login CRQ. The current code treats any non-success return value,
> minus failure to send the crq and a timeout waiting for a login response,
> as a need to re-send the login CRQ. This can put the drive in an
                                                       ^^^^^

"driver"

> inifinite loop of trying to login when getting return values other
  ^^^^^^^^^

"infinite"

> that a partial success such as a return code of aborted. For these
> scenarios the login will not ever succeed at this point and the
> driver would need to be reset again.
> 
> To resolve this loop trying to login is updated to only retry the
> login if the driver gets a return code of a partial success. Other
> return coes are treated as an error and the driver returns an error
         ^^^^

"codes"

> from ibmvnic_login().
> 
> To avoid infinite looping in the partial success return cases, the
> number of retries is capped at the maximum number of supported
> queues. This value was chosen because the driver does a renegatiation
                                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

"renegotiation"

> of capabilities which sets the number of queus possible and allows
                                           ^^^^^

"queues"