netdev - [PATCH net-next 1/3] igb: Add counter to i21x doublecheck

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Date:   Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:09:08 -0700
From:   Tony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>
To:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org
Cc:     Grzegorz Siwik <grzegorz.siwik@...el.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com,
        Tony Brelinski <tonyx.brelinski@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 1/3] igb: Add counter to i21x doublecheck

From: Grzegorz Siwik <grzegorz.siwik@...el.com>

Add failed_counter to i21x_doublecheck(). There is possibility that
loop will never end.
With this patch the loop will stop after maximum 3 retries
to write to MTA_REGISTER

Signed-off-by: Grzegorz Siwik <grzegorz.siwik@...el.com>
Tested-by: Tony Brelinski <tonyx.brelinski@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Tony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_mac.c | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_mac.c
index e63ee3cca5ea..1277c5c7d099 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_mac.c
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ static u32 igb_hash_mc_addr(struct e1000_hw *hw, u8 *mc_addr)
  **/
 static void igb_i21x_hw_doublecheck(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 {
+	int failed_cnt = 3;
 	bool is_failed;
 	int i;
 
@@ -502,9 +503,12 @@ static void igb_i21x_hw_doublecheck(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 				is_failed = true;
 				array_wr32(E1000_MTA, i, hw->mac.mta_shadow[i]);
 				wrfl();
-				break;
 			}
 		}
+		if (is_failed && --failed_cnt <= 0) {
+			hw_dbg("Failed to update MTA_REGISTER, too many retries");
+			break;
+		}
 	} while (is_failed);
 }
 
-- 
2.26.2