Re: [ 33/52] net: Fix issue with netdev_tx_reset_queue not resetting queue from XOFF state

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 04:51:20PM -0400, David Miller wrote:
> From: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@intel.com>
> Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 13:35:49 -0700
> 
> > On 05/10/2012 12:46 PM, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> >> David Miller wrote:
> >>> From: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@intel.com>
> >>>> All of the changes in igb are unnecessary.  I think they can be dropped
> >>>> from the patch as they have already been reverted from the latest
> >>>> net-next.  The only change that is really needed is the piece in
> >>>> netdevice.h below.
> >>> Does it hurt?  If not, just let it be.
> >> Based on the commit description for dad8a3b3eaa0 ("igb, ixgbe:
> >> netdev_tx_reset_queue incorrectly called from tx init path"), yes, it
> >> hurts.  I don't know if it hurts enough to justify holding up this
> >> patch until dad8a3b3eaa0 hits mainline.
> >>
> >> |                            this sort of works in most cases except
> >> | when the number of real tx queues changes. When the number of real
> >> | tx queues changes netdev_tx_reset_queue() only gets called on the
> >> | new number of queues so when we reduce the number of queues we risk
> >> | triggering the watchdog timer and repeated device resets.
> >> |
> >> | So this is not only a cosmetic issue but causes real bugs. For
> >> | example enabling/disabling DCB or FCoE in ixgbe will trigger this.
> > I'm fairly certain we really shouldn't make the changes to igb.  I would
> > say to just modify the existing patch by just dropping the igb portion
> > of it and it would be fine.
> 
> Ok, Greg, could you do me a huge favor and simply trim the IGB driver
> changes from this patch and just keep the linux/netdevice.h part?

Now done, thanks for letting me know.

greg k-h