netdev - [PATCH net-next 2/6] ionic: leave dev cmd request contents alone on FW timeout

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Date:   Thu, 19 Mar 2020 19:31:49 -0700
From:   Shannon Nelson <snelson@...sando.io>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net
Cc:     Shannon Nelson <snelson@...sando.io>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 2/6] ionic: leave dev cmd request contents alone on FW timeout

It is possible (but unlikely) that FW was busy and missed a heartbeat
check but is still alive and will process the pending request, so don't
clean the dev_cmd in this case.  This occasionally occurs when working
with a card that is supporting many devices and is trying to shut them
all down at once, but still wants to see that last LIF disable request.

Fixes: 97ca486592c0 ("ionic: add heartbeat check")
Signed-off-by: Shannon Nelson <snelson@...sando.io>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c
index c5e3d7639f7e..a0dc100b12e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c
@@ -360,7 +360,10 @@ int ionic_dev_cmd_wait(struct ionic *ionic, unsigned long max_seconds)
 		done, duration / HZ, duration);
 
 	if (!done && hb) {
-		ionic_dev_cmd_clean(ionic);
+		/* It is possible (but unlikely) that FW was busy and missed a
+		 * heartbeat check but is still alive and will process this
+		 * request, so don't clean the dev_cmd in this case.
+		 */
 		dev_warn(ionic->dev, "DEVCMD %s (%d) failed - FW halted\n",
 			 ionic_opcode_to_str(opcode), opcode);
 		return -ENXIO;
-- 
2.17.1