netdev - [PATCH net-next 6/8] r8169: reset chip synchronously in __rtl8169

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Message-ID: <7f0baef9-9070-b8a7-e3a2-52faec4eeb54@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 19 Jan 2019 21:50:32 +0100
From:   Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Realtek linux nic maintainers <nic_swsd@...ltek.com>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 6/8] r8169: reset chip synchronously in
 __rtl8169_resume

Triggering an asynchronous reset is problematic for the following
reasons, therefore reset the chip synchronously.

- The reset routine resets registers and parameters behind our back
  what may collide with code executed after triggering the reset.

- __rtl8169_resume() is called as part of pm_runtime_get_sync() and
  callers expect that the chip is fully resumed afterwards.

In context of this driver triggering an asynchronous reset should be
considered an emergency procedure.

Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index 48b5d7051..82042449d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -6787,9 +6787,8 @@ static void __rtl8169_resume(struct net_device *dev)
 	rtl_lock_work(tp);
 	napi_enable(&tp->napi);
 	set_bit(RTL_FLAG_TASK_ENABLED, tp->wk.flags);
+	rtl_reset_work(tp);
 	rtl_unlock_work(tp);
-
-	rtl_schedule_task(tp, RTL_FLAG_TASK_RESET_PENDING);
 }
 
 static int rtl8169_resume(struct device *device)
-- 
2.20.1