From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Miller Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/1] bnx2x: Fix receiving tx-timeout in error or recovery state. Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2018 18:48:14 +0900 (KST) Message-ID: <20180630.184814.847870036544262035.davem@davemloft.net> References: <20180628115215.7709-1-sudarsana.kalluru@cavium.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, Ariel.Elior@cavium.com To: sudarsana.kalluru@cavium.com Return-path: Received: from shards.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.9]:36046 "EHLO shards.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933941AbeF3JsQ (ORCPT ); Sat, 30 Jun 2018 05:48:16 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20180628115215.7709-1-sudarsana.kalluru@cavium.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: From: Sudarsana Reddy Kalluru Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 04:52:15 -0700 > Driver performs the internal reload when it receives tx-timeout event from > the OS. Internal reload might fail in some scenarios e.g., fatal HW issues. > In such cases OS still see the link, which would result in undesirable > functionalities such as re-generation of tx-timeouts. > The patch addresses this issue by indicating the link-down to OS when > tx-timeout is detected, and keeping the link in down state till the > internal reload is successful. > > Please consider applying it to 'net' branch. > > Signed-off-by: Sudarsana Reddy Kalluru > Signed-off-by: Ariel Elior Applied.