netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/4] tsnep: Fix rotten packets

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Date:   Sat, 19 Nov 2022 21:47:29 +0100
From:   Gerhard Engleder <gerhard@...leder-embedded.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
        pabeni@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/4] tsnep: Fix rotten packets



On 19.11.22 02:26, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Nov 2022 21:14:38 +0100 Gerhard Engleder wrote:
>> If PTP synchronisation is done every second, then sporadic the interval
>> is higher than one second:
>>
>> ptp4l[696.582]: master offset        -17 s2 freq   -1891 path delay 573
>> ptp4l[697.582]: master offset        -22 s2 freq   -1901 path delay 573
>> ptp4l[699.368]: master offset         -1 s2 freq   -1887 path delay 573
>>        ^^^^^^^ Should be 698.582!
>>
>> This problem is caused by rotten packets, which are received after
>> polling but before interrupts are enabled again. This can be fixed by
>> checking for pending work and rescheduling if necessary after interrupts
>> has been enabled again.
>>
>> Fixes: 403f69bbdbad ("tsnep: Add TSN endpoint Ethernet MAC driver")
>> Signed-off-by: Gerhard Engleder <gerhard@...leder-embedded.com>
> 
> This patch needs to go to net separately :(
> Packets getting stuck in a queue can cause real issues to users.

I will post it separately.