netdev - [PATCH 0/2] net: xlinx: mdio: recheck condition after timeout

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Date:   Tue, 30 Oct 2018 10:31:37 +0100
From:   Kurt Kanzenbach <kurt@...utronix.de>
To:     Anirudha Sarangi <anirudh@...inx.com>,
        John Linn <John.Linn@...inx.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>,
        Radhey Shyam Pandey <radhey.shyam.pandey@...inx.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        YueHaibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Kurt Kanzenbach <kurt@...utronix.de>
Subject: [PATCH 0/2] net: xlinx: mdio: recheck condition after timeout

Hi,

the Xilinx mdio wait functions may return false positives under certain
circumstances: If the functions get preempted between reading the corresponding
mdio register and checking for the timeout, they could falsely indicate a
timeout.

In order to avoid the issue, the condition should be rechecked in the timeout
case.

Kurt Kanzenbach (2):
  net: axienet: recheck condition after timeout in mdio_wait()
  net: xilinx_emaclite: recheck condition after timeout in mdio_wait()

 drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_mdio.c | 21 ++++++++++++++++-----
 drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c     | 20 +++++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

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