netdev - Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH] ice: wait for EMP reset after firmware flash

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Date:   Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:08:56 +0200
From:   Alexander Lobakin <alexandr.lobakin@...el.com>
To:     Petr Oros <poros@...hat.com>
Cc:     Alexander Lobakin <alexandr.lobakin@...el.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, ivecera@...hat.com,
        intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH] ice: wait for EMP reset after firmware flash

From: Petr Oros <poros@...hat.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:27:53 +0200

> We need to wait for EMP reset after firmware flash.
> Code was extracted from OOT driver and without this wait fw_activate let
> card in inconsistent state recoverable only by second flash/activate
> 
> Reproducer:
> [root@...t ~]# devlink dev flash pci/0000:ca:00.0 file E810_XXVDA4_FH_O_SEC_FW_1p6p1p9_NVM_3p10_PLDMoMCTP_0.11_8000AD7B.bin
> Preparing to flash
> [fw.mgmt] Erasing
> [fw.mgmt] Erasing done
> [fw.mgmt] Flashing 100%
> [fw.mgmt] Flashing done 100%
> [fw.undi] Erasing
> [fw.undi] Erasing done
> [fw.undi] Flashing 100%
> [fw.undi] Flashing done 100%
> [fw.netlist] Erasing
> [fw.netlist] Erasing done
> [fw.netlist] Flashing 100%
> [fw.netlist] Flashing done 100%
> Activate new firmware by devlink reload
> [root@...t ~]# devlink dev reload pci/0000:ca:00.0 action fw_activate
> reload_actions_performed:
>     fw_activate
> [root@...t ~]# ip link show ens7f0
> 71: ens7f0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
>     link/ether b4:96:91:dc:72:e0 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
>     altname enp202s0f0
> 
> dmesg after flash:
> [   55.120788] ice: Copyright (c) 2018, Intel Corporation.
> [   55.274734] ice 0000:ca:00.0: Get PHY capabilities failed status = -5, continuing anyway
> [   55.569797] ice 0000:ca:00.0: The DDP package was successfully loaded: ICE OS Default Package version 1.3.28.0
> [   55.603629] ice 0000:ca:00.0: Get PHY capability failed.
> [   55.608951] ice 0000:ca:00.0: ice_init_nvm_phy_type failed: -5
> [   55.647348] ice 0000:ca:00.0: PTP init successful
> [   55.675536] ice 0000:ca:00.0: DCB is enabled in the hardware, max number of TCs supported on this port are 8
> [   55.685365] ice 0000:ca:00.0: FW LLDP is disabled, DCBx/LLDP in SW mode.
> [   55.692179] ice 0000:ca:00.0: Commit DCB Configuration to the hardware
> [   55.701382] ice 0000:ca:00.0: 126.024 Gb/s available PCIe bandwidth, limited by 16.0 GT/s PCIe x8 link at 0000:c9:02.0 (capable of 252.048 Gb/s with 16.0 GT/s PCIe x16 link)
> Reboot don't help, only second flash/activate with OOT or patched driver put card back in consistent state
> 
> After patch:
> [root@...t ~]# devlink dev flash pci/0000:ca:00.0 file E810_XXVDA4_FH_O_SEC_FW_1p6p1p9_NVM_3p10_PLDMoMCTP_0.11_8000AD7B.bin
> Preparing to flash
> [fw.mgmt] Erasing
> [fw.mgmt] Erasing done
> [fw.mgmt] Flashing 100%
> [fw.mgmt] Flashing done 100%
> [fw.undi] Erasing
> [fw.undi] Erasing done
> [fw.undi] Flashing 100%
> [fw.undi] Flashing done 100%
> [fw.netlist] Erasing
> [fw.netlist] Erasing done
> [fw.netlist] Flashing 100%
> [fw.netlist] Flashing done 100%
> Activate new firmware by devlink reload
> [root@...t ~]# devlink dev reload pci/0000:ca:00.0 action fw_activate
> reload_actions_performed:
>     fw_activate
> [root@...t ~]# ip link show ens7f0
> 19: ens7f0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
>     link/ether b4:96:91:dc:72:e0 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
>     altname enp202s0f0
> 
> Fixes: 399e27dbbd9e94 ("ice: support immediate firmware activation via devlink reload")
> Signed-off-by: Petr Oros <poros@...hat.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
> index d768925785ca79..90ea2203cdc763 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
> @@ -6931,12 +6931,15 @@ static void ice_rebuild(struct ice_pf *pf, enum ice_reset_req reset_type)
>  
>  	dev_dbg(dev, "rebuilding PF after reset_type=%d\n", reset_type);
>  
> +#define ICE_EMP_RESET_SLEEP 5000

Ooof, 5 sec is a lot! Is there any way to poll the device readiness?
Does it really need the whole 5 sec?

>  	if (reset_type == ICE_RESET_EMPR) {
>  		/* If an EMP reset has occurred, any previously pending flash
>  		 * update will have completed. We no longer know whether or
>  		 * not the NVM update EMP reset is restricted.
>  		 */
>  		pf->fw_emp_reset_disabled = false;
> +
> +		msleep(ICE_EMP_RESET_SLEEP);
>  	}
>  
>  	err = ice_init_all_ctrlq(hw);
> -- 
> 2.35.1

Thanks,
Al