netdev - [net 03/14] ice: Fix dead device link issue with flow control

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Message-Id: <20181107191631.5072-4-jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Date:   Wed,  7 Nov 2018 11:16:20 -0800
From:   Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:     davem@...emloft.net
Cc:     Akeem G Abodunrin <akeem.g.abodunrin@...el.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, nhorman@...hat.com, sassmann@...hat.com,
        Anirudh Venkataramanan <anirudh.venkataramanan@...el.com>,
        Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Subject: [net 03/14] ice: Fix dead device link issue with flow control

From: Akeem G Abodunrin <akeem.g.abodunrin@...el.com>

Setting Rx or Tx pause parameter currently results in link loss on the
interface, requiring the platform/host to be cold power cycled. Fix it.

Signed-off-by: Akeem G Abodunrin <akeem.g.abodunrin@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Anirudh Venkataramanan <anirudh.venkataramanan@...el.com>
Tested-by: Andrew Bowers <andrewx.bowers@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c
index 96923580f2a6..648acdb4c644 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c
@@ -1517,10 +1517,15 @@ ice_set_pauseparam(struct net_device *netdev, struct ethtool_pauseparam *pause)
 	}
 
 	if (!test_bit(__ICE_DOWN, pf->state)) {
-		/* Give it a little more time to try to come back */
+		/* Give it a little more time to try to come back. If still
+		 * down, restart autoneg link or reinitialize the interface.
+		 */
 		msleep(75);
 		if (!test_bit(__ICE_DOWN, pf->state))
 			return ice_nway_reset(netdev);
+
+		ice_down(vsi);
+		ice_up(vsi);
 	}
 
 	return err;
-- 
2.19.1