netdev - [PATCH net-next v2] r8169: disable ASPM in case of tx timeout

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Date:   Thu, 29 Dec 2022 17:06:04 +0100
From:   Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Realtek linux nic maintainers <nic_swsd@...ltek.com>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v2] r8169: disable ASPM in case of tx timeout

There are still single reports of systems where ASPM incompatibilities
cause tx timeouts. It's not clear whom to blame, so let's disable
ASPM in case of a tx timeout.

v2:
- add one-time warning for informing the user

Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c | 14 +++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
index a9dcc98b6..49c124d8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@ struct rtl8169_tc_offsets {
 enum rtl_flag {
 	RTL_FLAG_TASK_ENABLED = 0,
 	RTL_FLAG_TASK_RESET_PENDING,
+	RTL_FLAG_TASK_TX_TIMEOUT,
 	RTL_FLAG_MAX
 };
 
@@ -3931,7 +3932,7 @@ static void rtl8169_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int txqueue)
 {
 	struct rtl8169_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	rtl_schedule_task(tp, RTL_FLAG_TASK_RESET_PENDING);
+	rtl_schedule_task(tp, RTL_FLAG_TASK_TX_TIMEOUT);
 }
 
 static int rtl8169_tx_map(struct rtl8169_private *tp, const u32 *opts, u32 len,
@@ -4525,6 +4526,7 @@ static void rtl_task(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct rtl8169_private *tp =
 		container_of(work, struct rtl8169_private, wk.work);
+	int ret;
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 
@@ -4532,7 +4534,17 @@ static void rtl_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	    !test_bit(RTL_FLAG_TASK_ENABLED, tp->wk.flags))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(RTL_FLAG_TASK_TX_TIMEOUT, tp->wk.flags)) {
+		/* ASPM compatibility issues are a typical reason for tx timeouts */
+		ret = pci_disable_link_state(tp->pci_dev, PCIE_LINK_STATE_L1 |
+							  PCIE_LINK_STATE_L0S);
+		if (!ret)
+			netdev_warn_once(tp->dev, "ASPM disabled on Tx timeout\n");
+		goto reset;
+	}
+
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(RTL_FLAG_TASK_RESET_PENDING, tp->wk.flags)) {
+reset:
 		rtl_reset_work(tp);
 		netif_wake_queue(tp->dev);
 	}
-- 
2.39.0