Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-net v2 4/4] igc: Add lock preventing multiple simultaneous PTM transactions

[Mor Bar-Gabay <morx.bar.gabay@intel.com>]

On 23/10/2024 5:30, Chris H wrote:
> From: Christopher S M Hall <christopher.s.hall@intel.com>
> 
> Add a mutex around the PTM transaction to prevent multiple transactors
> 
> Multiple processes try to initiate a PTM transaction, one or all may
> fail. This can be reproduced by running two instances of the
> following:
> 
> $ sudo phc2sys -O 0 -i tsn0 -m
> 
> PHC2SYS exits with:
> 
> "ioctl PTP_OFFSET_PRECISE: Connection timed out" when the PTM transaction
>   fails
> 
> Note: Normally two instance of PHC2SYS will not run, but one process
>   should not break another.
> 
> Fixes: a90ec8483732 ("igc: Add support for PTP getcrosststamp()")
> Signed-off-by: Christopher S M Hall <christopher.s.hall@intel.com>
> ---
>   drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc.h     |  1 +
>   drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ptp.c | 12 ++++++++++--
>   2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
Tested-by: Mor Bar-Gabay <morx.bar.gabay@intel.com>