linux/drivers/net
Thomas Falcon 142c0ac445 ibmvnic: Fix overflowing firmware/hardware TX queue
Use a counter to track the number of outstanding transmissions sent
that have not received completions. If the counter reaches the maximum
number of queue entries, stop transmissions on that queue. As we receive
more completions from firmware, wake the queue once the counter reaches
an acceptable level.

This patch prevents hardware/firmware TX queue from filling up and
and generating errors.  Since incorporating this fix, internal testing
has reported that these firmware errors have stopped.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Falcon <tlfalcon@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2017-03-07 14:14:30 -08:00
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appletalk
arcnet lib/vsprintf.c: remove %Z support 2017-02-27 18:43:47 -08:00
bonding Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2017-03-04 17:31:39 -08:00
caif virtio: allow drivers to request IRQ affinity when creating VQs 2017-02-27 20:54:04 +02:00
can Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2017-03-04 17:31:39 -08:00
cris
dsa
ethernet ibmvnic: Fix overflowing firmware/hardware TX queue 2017-03-07 14:14:30 -08:00
fddi
fjes
hamradio driver core patches for 4.11-rc1 2017-02-22 11:44:32 -08:00
hippi
hyperv netvsc: fix use-after-free in netvsc_change_mtu() 2017-03-02 14:41:36 -08:00
ieee802154
ipvlan
irda sched/headers: Prepare to move signal wakeup & sigpending methods from <linux/sched.h> into <linux/sched/signal.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:32 +01:00
phy spi_ks8995: regs_size incorrect for some devices 2017-03-07 13:33:24 -08:00
plip
ppp sched/headers: Prepare to move signal wakeup & sigpending methods from <linux/sched.h> into <linux/sched/signal.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:32 +01:00
slip sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/signal.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:29 +01:00
team
usb Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2017-03-04 17:31:39 -08:00
vmxnet3
wan sched/headers: Prepare to move signal wakeup & sigpending methods from <linux/sched.h> into <linux/sched/signal.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:32 +01:00
wimax scripts/spelling.txt: add "varible" pattern and fix typo instances 2017-02-27 18:43:47 -08:00
wireless Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2017-03-04 17:31:39 -08:00
xen-netback Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2017-03-04 17:31:39 -08:00
dummy.c
eql.c
geneve.c geneve: lock RCU on TX path 2017-03-01 09:58:31 -08:00
gtp.c lib/vsprintf.c: remove %Z support 2017-02-27 18:43:47 -08:00
ifb.c
Kconfig
LICENSE.SRC
loopback.c
macsec.c macsec: fix validation failed in asynchronous operation. 2017-02-21 13:13:51 -05:00
macvlan.c
macvtap.c sched/headers: Prepare to move signal wakeup & sigpending methods from <linux/sched.h> into <linux/sched/signal.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:32 +01:00
Makefile
mdio.c
mii.c
netconsole.c
nlmon.c
ntb_netdev.c
rionet.c
sb1000.c
Space.c
sungem_phy.c
tap.c sched/headers: Move task_struct::signal and task_struct::sighand types and accessors into <linux/sched/signal.h> 2017-03-03 01:43:37 +01:00
tun.c sched/headers: Prepare to move signal wakeup & sigpending methods from <linux/sched.h> into <linux/sched/signal.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:32 +01:00
veth.c
virtio_net.c Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2017-03-04 17:31:39 -08:00
vrf.c
vxlan.c vxlan: lock RCU on TX path 2017-03-01 09:58:31 -08:00
xen-netfront.c Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next 2017-02-22 10:15:09 -08:00