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

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Message-ID: <5d7c2397-8ca9-1f9c-c394-f73a12456384@synopsys.com>
Date:   Mon, 10 Sep 2018 17:21:19 +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 16:49, Neil Armstrong wrote:
> Hi Jose,
>
> On 10/09/2018 16:44, Jose Abreu wrote:
>> 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).
> It fixes RX, but TX fails after ~13s.

Ok :(

Can you please try attached follow-up patch ?

I'm so sorry about this back and forth and I appreciate all your
help .

Thanks and Best Regards,
Jose Miguel Abreu


>
> Neil
>
>> Thanks and Best Regards,
>> Jose Miguel Abreu
>>


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