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+From 4439d933884ee3c7e320b8d33bd2e268dd5b6fa5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Daniel Hellstrom <daniel@gaisler.com>
+Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 11:40:19 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] GRETH: resolve SMP issues and other problems
+
+Fixes the following:
+1. POLL should not enable IRQ when work is not completed
+2. No locking between TX descriptor cleaning and XMIT descriptor handling
+3. No locking between RX POLL and XMIT modifying control register
+4. Since TX cleaning (called from POLL) is running in parallel with XMIT
+ unnecessary locking is needed.
+5. IRQ handler looks at RX frame status solely, this is wrong when IRQ is
+ temporarily disabled (in POLL), and when IRQ is shared.
+6. IRQ handler clears IRQ status, which is unnecessary
+7. TX queue was stopped in preventing cause when not MAX_SKB_FRAGS+1 descriptors
+ were available after a SKB been scheduled by XMIT. Instead the TX queue is
+ stopped first when not enough descriptors are available upon entering XMIT.
+
+It was hard to split up this patch in smaller pieces since all are tied
+together somehow.
+
+Note the RX flag used in the interrupt handler does not signal that interrtupt
+was asserted, but that a frame was received. Same goes for TX. Also, IRQ is not
+asserted when the RX flag is set before enabling IRQ enable until a new frame is
+received. So extra care must be taken to avoid enabling IRQ and all descriptors
+are already used, hence dead lock will upon us. See new POLL implementation that
+enableds IRQ then look at the RX flag to determine if one or more IRQs may have
+been missed. TX/RX flags are cleared before handling previously enabled
+descriptors, this ensures that the RX/TX flags are valid when determining if IRQ
+should be turned on again.
+
+By moving TX cleaning from POLL to XMIT in the standard case, removes some
+locking trouble. Enabling TX cleaning from poll only when not enough TX
+descriptors are available is safe because the TX queue is at the same time
+stopped, thus XMIT will not be called. The TX queue is woken up again when
+enough descriptrs are available.
+
+TX Frames are always enabled with IRQ, however the TX IRQ Enable flag will not
+be enabled until XMIT must wait for free descriptors.
+
+Locking RX and XMIT parts of the driver from each other is needed because the
+RX/TX enable bits share the same register.
+
+Signed-off-by: Daniel Hellstrom <daniel@gaisler.com>
+---
+ drivers/net/greth.c | 158 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
+ 1 files changed, 93 insertions(+), 65 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/drivers/net/greth.c
++++ b/drivers/net/greth.c
+@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+ /*
+ * Aeroflex Gaisler GRETH 10/100/1G Ethernet MAC.
+ *
+- * 2005-2009 (c) Aeroflex Gaisler AB
++ * 2005-2010 (c) Aeroflex Gaisler AB
+ *
+ * This driver supports GRETH 10/100 and GRETH 10/100/1G Ethernet MACs
+ * available in the GRLIB VHDL IP core library.
+@@ -401,12 +401,20 @@ greth_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, st
+ struct greth_private *greth = netdev_priv(dev);
+ struct greth_bd *bdp;
+ int err = NETDEV_TX_OK;
+- u32 status, dma_addr;
++ u32 status, dma_addr, ctrl;
++ unsigned long flags;
+
+- bdp = greth->tx_bd_base + greth->tx_next;
++ /* Clean TX Ring */
++ greth_clean_tx(greth->netdev);
+
+ if (unlikely(greth->tx_free <= 0)) {
++ spin_lock_irqsave(&greth->devlock, flags); /*save from poll/irq*/
++ ctrl = GRETH_REGLOAD(greth->regs->control);
++ /* Enable TX IRQ only if not already in poll() routine */
++ if ( ctrl & GRETH_RXI )
++ GRETH_REGSAVE(greth->regs->control, ctrl | GRETH_TXI);
+ netif_stop_queue(dev);
++ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&greth->devlock, flags);
+ return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
+ }
+
+@@ -419,13 +427,14 @@ greth_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, st
+ goto out;
+ }
+
++ bdp = greth->tx_bd_base + greth->tx_next;
+ dma_addr = greth_read_bd(&bdp->addr);
+
+ memcpy((unsigned char *) phys_to_virt(dma_addr), skb->data, skb->len);
+
+ dma_sync_single_for_device(greth->dev, dma_addr, skb->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+
+- status = GRETH_BD_EN | (skb->len & GRETH_BD_LEN);
++ status = GRETH_BD_EN | GRETH_BD_IE | (skb->len & GRETH_BD_LEN);
+
+ /* Wrap around descriptor ring */
+ if (greth->tx_next == GRETH_TXBD_NUM_MASK) {
+@@ -435,22 +444,11 @@ greth_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, st
+ greth->tx_next = NEXT_TX(greth->tx_next);
+ greth->tx_free--;
+
+- /* No more descriptors */
+- if (unlikely(greth->tx_free == 0)) {
+-
+- /* Free transmitted descriptors */
+- greth_clean_tx(dev);
+-
+- /* If nothing was cleaned, stop queue & wait for irq */
+- if (unlikely(greth->tx_free == 0)) {
+- status |= GRETH_BD_IE;
+- netif_stop_queue(dev);
+- }
+- }
+-
+ /* Write descriptor control word and enable transmission */
+ greth_write_bd(&bdp->stat, status);
++ spin_lock_irqsave(&greth->devlock, flags); /*save from poll/irq*/
+ greth_enable_tx(greth);
++ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&greth->devlock, flags);
+
+ out:
+ dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+@@ -463,13 +461,24 @@ greth_start_xmit_gbit(struct sk_buff *sk
+ {
+ struct greth_private *greth = netdev_priv(dev);
+ struct greth_bd *bdp;
+- u32 status = 0, dma_addr;
++ u32 status = 0, dma_addr, ctrl;
+ int curr_tx, nr_frags, i, err = NETDEV_TX_OK;
++ unsigned long flags;
+
+ nr_frags = skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags;
+
++ /* Clean TX Ring */
++ greth_clean_tx_gbit(dev);
++
+ if (greth->tx_free < nr_frags + 1) {
++ spin_lock_irqsave(&greth->devlock, flags); /*save from poll/irq*/
++ ctrl = GRETH_REGLOAD(greth->regs->control);
++ /* Enable TX IRQ only if not already in poll() routine */
++ if ( ctrl & GRETH_RXI ) {
++ GRETH_REGSAVE(greth->regs->control, ctrl | GRETH_TXI);
++ }
+ netif_stop_queue(dev);
++ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&greth->devlock, flags);
+ err = NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
+ goto out;
+ }
+@@ -522,14 +531,8 @@ greth_start_xmit_gbit(struct sk_buff *sk
+ /* More fragments left */
+ if (i < nr_frags - 1)
+ status |= GRETH_TXBD_MORE;
+-
+- /* ... last fragment, check if out of descriptors */
+- else if (greth->tx_free - nr_frags - 1 < (MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1)) {
+-
+- /* Enable interrupts and stop queue */
+- status |= GRETH_BD_IE;
+- netif_stop_queue(dev);
+- }
++ else
++ status |= GRETH_BD_IE; /* enable IRQ on last fragment */
+
+ greth_write_bd(&bdp->stat, status);
+
+@@ -557,7 +560,9 @@ greth_start_xmit_gbit(struct sk_buff *sk
+
+ wmb();
+
++ spin_lock_irqsave(&greth->devlock, flags); /*save from poll/irq*/
+ greth_enable_tx(greth);
++ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&greth->devlock, flags);
+
+ return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+
+@@ -579,12 +584,11 @@ out:
+ return err;
+ }
+
+-
+ static irqreturn_t greth_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
+ {
+ struct net_device *dev = dev_id;
+ struct greth_private *greth;
+- u32 status;
++ u32 status, ctrl;
+ irqreturn_t retval = IRQ_NONE;
+
+ greth = netdev_priv(dev);
+@@ -594,13 +598,14 @@ static irqreturn_t greth_interrupt(int i
+ /* Get the interrupt events that caused us to be here. */
+ status = GRETH_REGLOAD(greth->regs->status);
+
+- /* Handle rx and tx interrupts through poll */
+- if (status & (GRETH_INT_RE | GRETH_INT_RX | GRETH_INT_TE | GRETH_INT_TX)) {
++ /* Must see if interrupts are enabled also, INT_TX|INT_RX flags may be set regardless
++ * of whether IRQ is enabled or not. Especially important when shared IRQ.
++ */
++ ctrl = GRETH_REGLOAD(greth->regs->control);
+
+- /* Clear interrupt status */
+- GRETH_REGSAVE(greth->regs->status,
+- status & (GRETH_INT_RE | GRETH_INT_RX |
+- GRETH_INT_TE | GRETH_INT_TX));
++ /* Handle rx and tx interrupts through poll */
++ if (((status & (GRETH_INT_RE | GRETH_INT_RX)) && (ctrl & GRETH_RXI)) ||
++ ((status & (GRETH_INT_TE | GRETH_INT_TX)) && (ctrl & GRETH_TXI))) {
+
+ retval = IRQ_HANDLED;
+
+@@ -625,6 +630,8 @@ static void greth_clean_tx(struct net_de
+
+ while (1) {
+ bdp = greth->tx_bd_base + greth->tx_last;
++ GRETH_REGSAVE(greth->regs->status, GRETH_INT_TE | GRETH_INT_TX);
++ mb();
+ stat = greth_read_bd(&bdp->stat);
+
+ if (unlikely(stat & GRETH_BD_EN))
+@@ -685,7 +692,10 @@ static void greth_clean_tx_gbit(struct n
+
+ /* We only clean fully completed SKBs */
+ bdp_last_frag = greth->tx_bd_base + SKIP_TX(greth->tx_last, nr_frags);
+- stat = bdp_last_frag->stat;
++
++ GRETH_REGSAVE(greth->regs->status, GRETH_INT_TE | GRETH_INT_TX);
++ mb();
++ stat = greth_read_bd(&bdp_last_frag->stat);
+
+ if (stat & GRETH_BD_EN)
+ break;
+@@ -717,23 +727,12 @@ static void greth_clean_tx_gbit(struct n
+ greth->tx_free += nr_frags+1;
+ dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+ }
+- if (greth->tx_free > (MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1)) {
++
++ if (netif_queue_stopped(dev) && (greth->tx_free > (MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1))) {
+ netif_wake_queue(dev);
+ }
+ }
+
+-static int greth_pending_packets(struct greth_private *greth)
+-{
+- struct greth_bd *bdp;
+- u32 status;
+- bdp = greth->rx_bd_base + greth->rx_cur;
+- status = greth_read_bd(&bdp->stat);
+- if (status & GRETH_BD_EN)
+- return 0;
+- else
+- return 1;
+-}
+-
+ static int greth_rx(struct net_device *dev, int limit)
+ {
+ struct greth_private *greth;
+@@ -742,20 +741,24 @@ static int greth_rx(struct net_device *d
+ int pkt_len;
+ int bad, count;
+ u32 status, dma_addr;
++ unsigned long flags;
+
+ greth = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+ for (count = 0; count < limit; ++count) {
+
+ bdp = greth->rx_bd_base + greth->rx_cur;
++ GRETH_REGSAVE(greth->regs->status, GRETH_INT_RE | GRETH_INT_RX);
++ mb();
+ status = greth_read_bd(&bdp->stat);
+- dma_addr = greth_read_bd(&bdp->addr);
+- bad = 0;
+
+ if (unlikely(status & GRETH_BD_EN)) {
+ break;
+ }
+
++ dma_addr = greth_read_bd(&bdp->addr);
++ bad = 0;
++
+ /* Check status for errors. */
+ if (unlikely(status & GRETH_RXBD_STATUS)) {
+ if (status & GRETH_RXBD_ERR_FT) {
+@@ -817,7 +820,9 @@ static int greth_rx(struct net_device *d
+
+ dma_sync_single_for_device(greth->dev, dma_addr, MAX_FRAME_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+
++ spin_lock_irqsave(&greth->devlock, flags); /* save from XMIT */
+ greth_enable_rx(greth);
++ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&greth->devlock, flags);
+
+ greth->rx_cur = NEXT_RX(greth->rx_cur);
+ }
+@@ -851,6 +856,7 @@ static int greth_rx_gbit(struct net_devi
+ int pkt_len;
+ int bad, count = 0;
+ u32 status, dma_addr;
++ unsigned long flags;
+
+ greth = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+@@ -858,6 +864,8 @@ static int greth_rx_gbit(struct net_devi
+
+ bdp = greth->rx_bd_base + greth->rx_cur;
+ skb = greth->rx_skbuff[greth->rx_cur];
++ GRETH_REGSAVE(greth->regs->status, GRETH_INT_RE | GRETH_INT_RX);
++ mb();
+ status = greth_read_bd(&bdp->stat);
+ bad = 0;
+
+@@ -940,7 +948,9 @@ static int greth_rx_gbit(struct net_devi
+
+ wmb();
+ greth_write_bd(&bdp->stat, status);
++ spin_lock_irqsave(&greth->devlock, flags);
+ greth_enable_rx(greth);
++ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&greth->devlock, flags);
+ greth->rx_cur = NEXT_RX(greth->rx_cur);
+ }
+
+@@ -952,15 +962,19 @@ static int greth_poll(struct napi_struct
+ {
+ struct greth_private *greth;
+ int work_done = 0;
++ unsigned long flags;
++ u32 mask, ctrl;
+ greth = container_of(napi, struct greth_private, napi);
+
+- if (greth->gbit_mac) {
+- greth_clean_tx_gbit(greth->netdev);
+- } else {
+- greth_clean_tx(greth->netdev);
++restart_txrx_poll:
++ if ( netif_queue_stopped(greth->netdev) ) {
++ if (greth->gbit_mac) {
++ greth_clean_tx_gbit(greth->netdev);
++ } else {
++ greth_clean_tx(greth->netdev);
++ }
+ }
+
+-restart_poll:
+ if (greth->gbit_mac) {
+ work_done += greth_rx_gbit(greth->netdev, budget - work_done);
+ } else {
+@@ -969,15 +983,29 @@ restart_poll:
+
+ if (work_done < budget) {
+
+- napi_complete(napi);
++ spin_lock_irqsave(&greth->devlock, flags);
+
+- if (greth_pending_packets(greth)) {
+- napi_reschedule(napi);
+- goto restart_poll;
++ ctrl = GRETH_REGLOAD(greth->regs->control);
++ if (netif_queue_stopped(greth->netdev)) {
++ GRETH_REGSAVE(greth->regs->control,
++ ctrl | GRETH_TXI | GRETH_RXI);
++ mask = GRETH_INT_RX | GRETH_INT_RE |
++ GRETH_INT_TX | GRETH_INT_TE;
++ } else {
++ GRETH_REGSAVE(greth->regs->control, ctrl | GRETH_RXI);
++ mask = GRETH_INT_RX | GRETH_INT_RE;
++ }
++
++ if (GRETH_REGLOAD(greth->regs->status) & mask) {
++ GRETH_REGSAVE(greth->regs->control, ctrl);
++ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&greth->devlock, flags);
++ goto restart_txrx_poll;
++ } else {
++ __napi_complete(napi);
++ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&greth->devlock, flags);
+ }
+ }
+
+- greth_enable_irqs(greth);
+ return work_done;
+ }
+
+@@ -1172,11 +1200,11 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops greth_et
+ };
+
+ static struct net_device_ops greth_netdev_ops = {
+- .ndo_open = greth_open,
+- .ndo_stop = greth_close,
+- .ndo_start_xmit = greth_start_xmit,
+- .ndo_set_mac_address = greth_set_mac_add,
+- .ndo_validate_addr = eth_validate_addr,
++ .ndo_open = greth_open,
++ .ndo_stop = greth_close,
++ .ndo_start_xmit = greth_start_xmit,
++ .ndo_set_mac_address = greth_set_mac_add,
++ .ndo_validate_addr = eth_validate_addr,
+ };
+
+ static inline int wait_for_mdio(struct greth_private *greth)