linux-stable.git/drivers/net/ethernet, branch v3.2.27 Linux kernel stable tree r8169: RxConfig hack for the 8168evl. 2012-08-02T13:37:40+00:00 françois romieu romieu@fr.zoreil.com 2012-06-20T12:09:18+00:00 e67de1a52fb8fdad45a4a99d2bcb0ac41d1a75ab commit eb2dc35d99028b698cdedba4f5522bc43e576bd2 upstream. The 8168evl (RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_34) based Gigabyte GA-990FXA motherboards are very prone to NETDEV watchdog problems without this change. See https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42899 for instance. I don't know why it *works*. It's depressingly effective though. For the record: - the problem may go along IOMMU (AMD-Vi) errors but it really looks like a red herring. - the patch sets the RX_MULTI_EN bit. If the 8168c doc is any guide, the chipset now fetches several Rx descriptors at a time. - long ago the driver ignored the RX_MULTI_EN bit. e542a2269f232d61270ceddd42b73a4348dee2bb changed the RxConfig settings. Whatever the problem it's now labeled a regression. - Realtek's own driver can identify two different 8168evl devices (CFG_METHOD_16 and CFG_METHOD_17) where the r8169 driver only sees one. It sucks. Signed-off-by: Francois Romieu <romieu@fr.zoreil.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> 
commit eb2dc35d99028b698cdedba4f5522bc43e576bd2 upstream.

The 8168evl (RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_34) based Gigabyte GA-990FXA motherboards
are very prone to NETDEV watchdog problems without this change. See
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42899 for instance.

I don't know why it *works*. It's depressingly effective though.

For the record:
- the problem may go along IOMMU (AMD-Vi) errors but it really looks
  like a red herring.
- the patch sets the RX_MULTI_EN bit. If the 8168c doc is any guide,
  the chipset now fetches several Rx descriptors at a time.
- long ago the driver ignored the RX_MULTI_EN bit.
  e542a2269f232d61270ceddd42b73a4348dee2bb changed the RxConfig
  settings. Whatever the problem it's now labeled a regression.
- Realtek's own driver can identify two different 8168evl devices
  (CFG_METHOD_16 and CFG_METHOD_17) where the r8169 driver only
  sees one. It sucks.

Signed-off-by: Francois Romieu <romieu@fr.zoreil.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
stmmac: Fix for nfs hang on multiple reboot 2012-07-25T03:11:45+00:00 Deepak Sikri deepak.sikri@st.com 2012-07-08T21:14:45+00:00 b5ff5ad1b9299fccc11c801764fa23ca696161cf commit 8e83989106562326bfd6aaf92174fe138efd026b upstream. It was observed that during multiple reboots nfs hangs. The status of receive descriptors shows that all the descriptors were in control of CPU, and none were assigned to DMA. Also the DMA status register confirmed that the Rx buffer is unavailable. This patch adds the fix for the same by adding the memory barriers to ascertain that the all instructions before enabling the Rx or Tx DMA are completed which involves the proper setting of the ownership bit in DMA descriptors. Signed-off-by: Deepak Sikri <deepak.sikri@st.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> 
commit 8e83989106562326bfd6aaf92174fe138efd026b upstream.

It was observed that during multiple reboots nfs hangs. The status of
receive descriptors shows that all the descriptors were in control of
CPU, and none were assigned to DMA.
Also the DMA status register confirmed that the Rx buffer is
unavailable.

This patch adds the fix for the same by adding the memory barriers to
ascertain that the all instructions before enabling the Rx or Tx DMA are
completed which involves the proper setting of the ownership bit in DMA
descriptors.

Signed-off-by: Deepak Sikri <deepak.sikri@st.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
bnx2x: fix panic when TX ring is full 2012-07-25T03:11:40+00:00 Eric Dumazet edumazet@google.com 2012-06-13T09:45:16+00:00 dcf42d8ca45ca2009ead5cfae84c1c0de0a0af72 commit bc14786a100cc6a81cd060e8031ec481241b418c upstream. There is a off by one error in the minimal number of BD in bnx2x_start_xmit() and bnx2x_tx_int() before stopping/resuming tx queue. A full size GSO packet, with data included in skb->head really needs (MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 4) BDs, because of bnx2x_tx_split() This error triggers if BQL is disabled and heavy TCP transmit traffic occurs. bnx2x_tx_split() definitely can be called, remove a wrong comment. Reported-by: Tomas Hruby <thruby@google.com> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> Cc: Eilon Greenstein <eilong@broadcom.com> Cc: Yaniv Rosner <yanivr@broadcom.com> Cc: Merav Sicron <meravs@broadcom.com> Cc: Tom Herbert <therbert@google.com> Cc: Robert Evans <evansr@google.com> Cc: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@google.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> 
commit bc14786a100cc6a81cd060e8031ec481241b418c upstream.

There is a off by one error in the minimal number of BD in
bnx2x_start_xmit() and bnx2x_tx_int() before stopping/resuming tx queue.

A full size GSO packet, with data included in skb->head really needs
(MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 4) BDs, because of bnx2x_tx_split()

This error triggers if BQL is disabled and heavy TCP transmit traffic
occurs.

bnx2x_tx_split() definitely can be called, remove a wrong comment.

Reported-by: Tomas Hruby <thruby@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Cc: Eilon Greenstein <eilong@broadcom.com>
Cc: Yaniv Rosner <yanivr@broadcom.com>
Cc: Merav Sicron <meravs@broadcom.com>
Cc: Tom Herbert <therbert@google.com>
Cc: Robert Evans <evansr@google.com>
Cc: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@google.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
bnx2x: fix checksum validation 2012-07-25T03:11:39+00:00 Eric Dumazet edumazet@google.com 2012-06-12T23:50:04+00:00 caac50847fd87dcc587181e3af3bd0aebf49964e commit d6cb3e41386f20fb0777d0b59a2def82c65d37f7 upstream. bnx2x driver incorrectly sets ip_summed to CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY on encapsulated segments. TCP stack happily accepts frames with bad checksums, if they are inside a GRE or IPIP encapsulation. Our understanding is that if no IP or L4 csum validation was done by the hardware, we should leave ip_summed as is (CHECKSUM_NONE), since hardware doesn't provide CHECKSUM_COMPLETE support in its cqe. Then, if IP/L4 checksumming was done by the hardware, set CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY if no error was flagged. Patch based on findings and analysis from Robert Evans Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> Cc: Eilon Greenstein <eilong@broadcom.com> Cc: Yaniv Rosner <yanivr@broadcom.com> Cc: Merav Sicron <meravs@broadcom.com> Cc: Tom Herbert <therbert@google.com> Cc: Robert Evans <evansr@google.com> Cc: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@google.com> Acked-by: Eilon Greenstein <eilong@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> [bwh: Backported to 3.2: adjust context, indentation] Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> 
commit d6cb3e41386f20fb0777d0b59a2def82c65d37f7 upstream.

bnx2x driver incorrectly sets ip_summed to CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY on
encapsulated segments. TCP stack happily accepts frames with bad
checksums, if they are inside a GRE or IPIP encapsulation.

Our understanding is that if no IP or L4 csum validation was done by the
hardware, we should leave ip_summed as is (CHECKSUM_NONE), since
hardware doesn't provide CHECKSUM_COMPLETE support in its cqe.

Then, if IP/L4 checksumming was done by the hardware, set
CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY if no error was flagged.

Patch based on findings and analysis from Robert Evans

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Cc: Eilon Greenstein <eilong@broadcom.com>
Cc: Yaniv Rosner <yanivr@broadcom.com>
Cc: Merav Sicron <meravs@broadcom.com>
Cc: Tom Herbert <therbert@google.com>
Cc: Robert Evans <evansr@google.com>
Cc: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@google.com>
Acked-by: Eilon Greenstein <eilong@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
[bwh: Backported to 3.2: adjust context, indentation]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
r8169: call netif_napi_del at errpaths and at driver unload 2012-07-25T03:11:38+00:00 Devendra Naga devendra.aaru@gmail.com 2012-05-31T01:51:20+00:00 fc6fc50e4d74eb0f4f4c8a07b33d2a797a29082f commit ad1be8d345416a794dea39761a374032aa471a76 upstream. when register_netdev fails, the init'ed NAPIs by netif_napi_add must be deleted with netif_napi_del, and also when driver unloads, it should delete the NAPI before unregistering netdevice using unregister_netdev. Signed-off-by: Devendra Naga <devendra.aaru@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> 
commit ad1be8d345416a794dea39761a374032aa471a76 upstream.

when register_netdev fails, the init'ed NAPIs by netif_napi_add must be
deleted with netif_napi_del, and also when driver unloads, it should
delete the NAPI before unregistering netdevice using unregister_netdev.

Signed-off-by: Devendra Naga <devendra.aaru@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
e1000e: Correct link check logic for 82571 serdes 2012-07-25T03:11:23+00:00 Tushar Dave tushar.n.dave@intel.com 2012-07-12T08:56:56+00:00 df4372866de83261b79bf7af24c058649ed0f2eb commit d0efa8f23a644f7cb7d1f8e78dd9a223efa412a3 upstream. SYNCH bit and IV bit of RXCW register are sticky. Before examining these bits, RXCW should be read twice to filter out one-time false events and have correct values for these bits. Incorrect values of these bits in link check logic can cause weird link stability issues if auto-negotiation fails. Reported-by: Dean Nelson <dnelson@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Tushar Dave <tushar.n.dave@intel.com> Reviewed-by: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@intel.com> Tested-by: Jeff Pieper <jeffrey.e.pieper@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> 
commit d0efa8f23a644f7cb7d1f8e78dd9a223efa412a3 upstream.

SYNCH bit and IV bit of RXCW register are sticky. Before examining these bits,
RXCW should be read twice to filter out one-time false events and have correct
values for these bits. Incorrect values of these bits in link check logic can
cause weird link stability issues if auto-negotiation fails.

Reported-by: Dean Nelson <dnelson@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Tushar Dave <tushar.n.dave@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@intel.com>
Tested-by: Jeff Pieper <jeffrey.e.pieper@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
atl1c: fix issue of transmit queue 0 timed out 2012-07-25T03:11:21+00:00 Cloud Ren cjren@qca.qualcomm.com 2012-07-03T16:51:48+00:00 e0dc11cd5466e1a433dde19ed0222dc08d9b8338 commit b94e52f62683dc0b00c6d1b58b80929a078c0fd5 upstream. some people report atl1c could cause system hang with following kernel trace info: --------------------------------------- WARNING: at.../net/sched/sch_generic.c:258 dev_watchdog+0x1db/0x1d0() ... NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0 (atl1c): transmit queue 0 timed out ... --------------------------------------- This is caused by netif_stop_queue calling when cable Link is down. So remove netif_stop_queue, because link_watch will take it over. Signed-off-by: xiong <xiong@qca.qualcomm.com> Signed-off-by: Cloud Ren <cjren@qca.qualcomm.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> [bwh: Backported to 3.2: adjust context] Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> 
commit b94e52f62683dc0b00c6d1b58b80929a078c0fd5 upstream.

some people report atl1c could cause system hang with following
kernel trace info:
---------------------------------------
WARNING: at.../net/sched/sch_generic.c:258 dev_watchdog+0x1db/0x1d0()
...
NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0 (atl1c): transmit queue 0 timed out
...
---------------------------------------
This is caused by netif_stop_queue calling when cable Link is down.
So remove netif_stop_queue, because link_watch will take it over.

Signed-off-by: xiong <xiong@qca.qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: Cloud Ren <cjren@qca.qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
[bwh: Backported to 3.2: adjust context]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
tg3: Apply short DMA frag workaround to 5906 2012-07-25T03:10:56+00:00 Matt Carlson mcarlson@broadcom.com 2012-06-07T12:56:54+00:00 3aa9b60af8f3bc95ad279ebfac202abf97ade173 commit b7abee6ef888117f92db370620ebf116a38e3f4d upstream. 5906 devices also need the short DMA fragment workaround. This patch makes the necessary change. Signed-off-by: Matt Carlson <mcarlson@broadcom.com> Tested-by: Christian Kujau <lists@nerdbynature.de> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> 
commit b7abee6ef888117f92db370620ebf116a38e3f4d upstream.

5906 devices also need the short DMA fragment workaround.  This patch
makes the necessary change.

Signed-off-by: Matt Carlson <mcarlson@broadcom.com>
Tested-by: Christian Kujau <lists@nerdbynature.de>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
be2net: fix a race in be_xmit() 2012-07-12T03:32:13+00:00 Eric Dumazet edumazet@google.com 2012-06-07T22:59:59+00:00 14be92503e6e67bce5c2c8259036b88f66cafc46 [ Upstream commit cd8f76c0a0c6fce0b2cf23c9bd0123f91453f46d ] As soon as hardware is notified of a transmit, we no longer can assume skb can be dereferenced, as TX completion might have freed the packet. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> Cc: Sathya Perla <sathya.perla@emulex.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> 
[ Upstream commit cd8f76c0a0c6fce0b2cf23c9bd0123f91453f46d ]

As soon as hardware is notified of a transmit, we no longer can assume
skb can be dereferenced, as TX completion might have freed the packet.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Cc: Sathya Perla <sathya.perla@emulex.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
sky2: fix checksum bit management on some chips 2012-07-12T03:32:13+00:00 stephen hemminger shemminger@vyatta.com 2012-06-06T10:01:30+00:00 2d3de9b3abd0b5ad7a2641a092e804f922cef31d [ Upstream commit 5ff0feac88ced864f44adb145142269196fa79d9 ] The newer flavors of Yukon II use a different method for receive checksum offload. This is indicated in the driver by the SKY2_HW_NEW_LE flag. On these newer chips, the BMU_ENA_RX_CHKSUM should not be set. The driver would get incorrectly toggle the bit, enabling the old checksum logic on these chips and cause a BUG_ON() assertion. If receive checksum was toggled via ethtool. Reported-by: Kirill Smelkov <kirr@mns.spb.ru> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> 
[ Upstream commit 5ff0feac88ced864f44adb145142269196fa79d9 ]

The newer flavors of Yukon II use a different method for receive
checksum offload. This is indicated in the driver by the SKY2_HW_NEW_LE
flag. On these newer chips, the BMU_ENA_RX_CHKSUM should not be set.

The driver would get incorrectly toggle the bit, enabling the old
checksum logic on these chips and cause a BUG_ON() assertion. If
receive checksum was toggled via ethtool.

Reported-by: Kirill Smelkov <kirr@mns.spb.ru>
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>