netdev - Re: [net-next, v2, 1/2] net: stmmac: Rework coalesce timer and fix multi-queue races

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Date:   Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:44:20 +0100
From:   Jose Abreu <Jose.Abreu@...opsys.com>
To:     Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@...libre.com>,
        Jose Abreu <Jose.Abreu@...opsys.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     Jerome Brunet <jbrunet@...libre.com>,
        Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@...glemail.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Joao Pinto <Joao.Pinto@...opsys.com>,
        "Giuseppe Cavallaro" <peppe.cavallaro@...com>,
        Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...com>
Subject: Re: [net-next, v2, 1/2] net: stmmac: Rework coalesce timer and fix
 multi-queue races

On 10-09-2018 14:46, Neil Armstrong wrote:
> hi Jose,
>
> On 10/09/2018 14:55, Jose Abreu wrote:
>> On 10-09-2018 13:52, Jose Abreu wrote:
>>> Can you please try attached follow-up patch ? 
>> Oh, please apply the whole series otherwise this will not apply
>> cleanly.
> Indeed, it helps!
>
> With the fixups, it fails later, around 15s instead of 3, in RX and TX.

Thanks for testing Neil. What if we keep rearming the timer
whilst there are pending packets ? Something like in the attach.
(applies on top of previous one).

Thanks and Best Regards,
Jose Miguel Abreu

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