[PATCH v3 2/4] net: nb8800: Simplify nb8800_pause_config()

[Måns Rullgård]

Marc Gonzalez <marc_gonzalez at sigmadesigns.com> writes:

> On 15/11/2017 16:03, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 03:33:47PM +0100, Marc Gonzalez wrote:
>> 
>>> On 15/11/2017 15:17, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>>>
>>> In our local branch, I have completely disabled flow control support,
>>> so I don't have to worry about this problem.
>> 
>> That is an interesting statement. You now know there is an issue here,
>> your solution is to fix your private branch and leave mainline as is.
>
> All my patches are NACKed, what would you have me do?
>
> Moreover, mainline still has the nb8800_dma_stop() work-around,
> which Mans has never seen hang.

Here's the thing, if that trick doesn't work, then the dma queue filling
up from real traffic will also hang the controller, which is a much
bigger problem.  Your test today suggests that this might be the case.

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Måns Rullgård