[PATCH net-next V2 06/16] net: fec: don't clear all rx queue bits when just one is being checked

Fugang Duan fugang.duan at nxp.com
Fri Mar 4 01:11:57 PST 2016


From: Troy Kisky <troy.kisky at boundarydevices.com>Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2016 8:37 AM
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> Subject: [PATCH net-next V2 06/16] net: fec: don't clear all rx queue bits when
> just one is being checked
> 
> FEC_ENET_RXF is 3 separate bits, we only check one queue at a time. So, when
> the last queue is being checked, it is bad to remove the interrupt on the 1st
> queue.
> 
> Also, since this is now done in the napi routine and not the interrupt, it is not
> needed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Troy Kisky <troy.kisky at boundarydevices.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c | 2 --
>  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
> index 610cf6c..791f385 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
> @@ -1338,8 +1338,6 @@ static int fec_rxq(struct net_device *ndev, struct
> fec_enet_private *fep,
>  			break;
>  		pkt_received++;
> 
> -		writel(FEC_ENET_RXF, fep->hwp + FEC_IEVENT);
> -

We should clear the related rx queue ievent, not remove the code.
Pls see commit: db3421c114cf that was submitted by Russell King.

No ack the patch.

>  		/* Check for errors. */
>  		status ^= BD_ENET_RX_LAST;
>  		if (status & (BD_ENET_RX_LG | BD_ENET_RX_SH |
> BD_ENET_RX_NO |
> --
> 2.5.0



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