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jira LE-2742
Rebuild_History Non-Buildable kernel-5.14.0-503.35.1.el9_5
commit-author Nick Child <nnac123@linux.ibm.com>
commit 5cb431d
In ibmvnic_xmit() if ibmvnic_tx_scrq_flush() returns H_CLOSED then
it will inform upper level networking functions to disable tx
queues. H_CLOSED signals that the connection with the vnic server is
down and a transport event is expected to recover the device.
Previously, ibmvnic_tx_scrq_flush() was hard-coded to return success.
Therefore, the queues would remain active until ibmvnic_cleanup() is
called within do_reset().
The problem is that do_reset() depends on the RTNL lock. If several
ibmvnic devices are resetting then there can be a long wait time until
the last device can grab the lock. During this time the tx/rx queues
still appear active to upper level functions.
FYI, we do make a call to netif_carrier_off() outside the RTNL lock but
its calls to dev_deactivate() are also dependent on the RTNL lock.
As a result, large amounts of retransmissions were observed in a short
period of time, eventually leading to ETIMEOUT. This was specifically
seen with HNV devices, likely because of even more RTNL dependencies.
Therefore, ensure the return code of ibmvnic_tx_scrq_flush() is
propagated to the xmit function to allow for an earlier (and lock-less)
response to a transport event.
Signed-off-by: Nick Child <nnac123@linux.ibm.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240416164128.387920-1-nnac123@linux.ibm.com
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
(cherry picked from commit 5cb431d)
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Maple <jmaple@ciq.com>
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