netdev - Re: [PATCH net 1/4] qed: Wait for ready indication before rereading the shmem

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Date:   Sun, 19 Aug 2018 11:10:53 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     Tomer.Tayar@...ium.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, Ariel.Elior@...ium.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/4] qed: Wait for ready indication before
 rereading the shmem

From: Tomer Tayar <Tomer.Tayar@...ium.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2018 20:58:04 +0300

> +	while (!p_info->mfw_mb_length && cnt--) {
> +		msleep(msec);
> +		p_info->mfw_mb_length =
> +			(u16)qed_rd(p_hwfn, p_ptt,
> +				    p_info->mfw_mb_addr +
> +				    offsetof(struct public_mfw_mb, sup_msgs));
> +	}
> +
> +	if (!cnt) {

Because you use postdecrement on 'cnt', the loop will timeout with
'cnt' equal to '-1' not zero.

You need to fix this.