netdev - Re: [PATCH net] be2net: fix link failure after ethtool offline test

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Message-ID: <20190619140325.64dafd23@cera.brq.redhat.com>
Date:   Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:03:25 +0200
From:   Ivan Vecera <ivecera@...hat.com>
To:     Petr Oros <poros@...hat.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, sathya.perla@...adcom.com,
        ajit.khaparde@...adcom.com, sriharsha.basavapatna@...adcom.com,
        somnath.kotur@...adcom.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] be2net: fix link failure after ethtool offline test

On Wed, 19 Jun 2019 13:52:31 +0200
Petr Oros <poros@...hat.com> wrote:

> Certain cards in conjunction with certain switches need a little more
> time for link setup that results in ethtool link test failure after
> offline test. Patch adds a loop that waits for a link setup finish.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Petr Oros <poros@...hat.com>

Missing Fixes header for net stuff... Otherwise LGTM.

Ivan

> ---
>  .../net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_ethtool.c    | 28
> +++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_ethtool.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_ethtool.c index
> 8a6785173228f3..492f8769ac12c2 100644 ---
> a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_ethtool.c +++
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_ethtool.c @@ -891,7 +891,7 @@
> static void be_self_test(struct net_device *netdev, struct
> ethtool_test *test, u64 *data) {
>  	struct be_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
> -	int status;
> +	int status, cnt;
>  	u8 link_status = 0;
>  
>  	if (adapter->function_caps & BE_FUNCTION_CAPS_SUPER_NIC) {
> @@ -902,6 +902,9 @@ static void be_self_test(struct net_device
> *netdev, struct ethtool_test *test, 
>  	memset(data, 0, sizeof(u64) * ETHTOOL_TESTS_NUM);
>  
> +	/* check link status before offline tests */
> +	link_status = netif_carrier_ok(netdev);
> +
>  	if (test->flags & ETH_TEST_FL_OFFLINE) {
>  		if (be_loopback_test(adapter, BE_MAC_LOOPBACK,
> &data[0]) != 0) test->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
> @@ -922,13 +925,26 @@ static void be_self_test(struct net_device
> *netdev, struct ethtool_test *test, test->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
>  	}
>  
> -	status = be_cmd_link_status_query(adapter, NULL,
> &link_status, 0);
> -	if (status) {
> -		test->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
> -		data[4] = -1;
> -	} else if (!link_status) {
> +	/* link status was down prior to test */
> +	if (!link_status) {
>  		test->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
>  		data[4] = 1;
> +		return;
> +	}
> +
> +	for (cnt = 10; cnt; cnt--) {
> +		status = be_cmd_link_status_query(adapter, NULL,
> &link_status,
> +						  0);
> +		if (status) {
> +			test->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
> +			data[4] = -1;
> +			break;
> +		}
> +
> +		if (link_status)
> +			break;
> +
> +		msleep_interruptible(500);
>  	}
>  }
>