The original code would wait indefinitely if MAC stats DMA failed.
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
Cc: stable@kernel.org
---
drivers/net/sfc/siena.c | 13 +++++++++++--
1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/siena.c b/drivers/net/sfc/siena.c
index 38dcc42..e0c46f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/siena.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/siena.c
@@ -456,8 +456,17 @@ static int siena_try_update_nic_stats(struct efx_nic *efx)
static void siena_update_nic_stats(struct efx_nic *efx)
{
- while (siena_try_update_nic_stats(efx) == -EAGAIN)
- cpu_relax();
+ int retry;
+
+ /* If we're unlucky enough to read statistics wduring the DMA, wait
+ * up to 10ms for it to finish (typically takes <500us) */
+ for (retry = 0; retry < 100; ++retry) {
+ if (siena_try_update_nic_stats(efx) == 0)
+ return;
+ udelay(100);
+ }
+
+ /* Use the old values instead */
}
static void siena_start_nic_stats(struct efx_nic *efx)
--
1.6.2.5
--
Ben Hutchings, Senior Software Engineer, Solarflare Communications
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They asked us to note that Solarflare product names are trademarked.
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