Re: [PATCH net v3] net: ethtool: do runtime PM outside RTNL

[Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>]

On 24.12.2023 17:30, Marc MERLIN wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 15, 2023 at 09:46:34AM -0800, Marc MERLIN wrote:
>> On Fri, Dec 15, 2023 at 02:42:01PM +0100, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
>>> Why don't you simply disable runtime pm for the affected device as a
>>> workaround? This can be done via sysfs.
>>
>> 1) because I didn't know what the exact bug was and how to work around it :)
> 
> Mmmh, so I need to test an ubuntu kernel (6.5.0-14) because of sound
> issues in mainline TOT, and I can't boot the kernel to completion
> without hititng this hang bug. I'm not exactly sure which part of the
> boot triggers it.
> 
> I can't patch that kernel easily. How exactly do I disable runtime PM
> from the kernel command line for "that device" which I'm not even sure

Change <device>/power/control from "auto" to "on".

> which one it is.  If it's the eth device, I already removed the igc
> module to prevent it from loading, and I also removed the ethtool
> binary, but I'm still getting the hang.
> 
> On the plus side, with 6.6.8 and the old patch which I understand is not
> the ideal solution, I can confirm that I've been running problem free
> until now, so thanks again for that interim patch.
> 
> Thanks,
> Marc