From: Myeonghun Pak <mhun512@gmail.com>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: andrew+netdev@lunn.ch, davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@kernel.org,
kuba@kernel.org, pabeni@redhat.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
stable@vger.kernel.org, ae878000@gmail.com,
daniel.machon@microchip.com
Subject: [PATCH net v3 2/2] net: nixge: wait for DMA reset before releasing buffers
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:08:40 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261018020840.3851552-3-mhun512@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261018020840.3851552-1-mhun512@gmail.com>
nixge_stop() clears RUNSTOP before releasing the DMA buffers, but this
does not ensure that outstanding DMA accesses have completed. Pending
error recovery can also restart both channels and enable interrupts
while the stop path drains dma_err_tasklet.
After both IRQ handlers and the error tasklet have been drained, mask
channel interrupts and clear RUNSTOP again. Reset the DMA engine and
wait for reset completion before releasing the buffers. Return the
reset result from __nixge_device_reset() so the stop path can check it.
If reset times out, retain the DMA buffers and reject subsequent opens
to prevent those buffers from being freed or their pointers overwritten
while DMA may still be using them.
Fixes: 492caffa8a1a ("net: ethernet: nixge: Add support for National Instruments XGE netdev")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Assisted-by: LLM
Co-developed-by: Ijae Kim <ae878000@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Ijae Kim <ae878000@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Myeonghun Pak <mhun512@gmail.com>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c
index 8697a76..8bfda27 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ struct nixge_priv {
void __iomem *dma_regs;
struct tasklet_struct dma_err_tasklet;
+ bool dma_stop_failed;
int tx_irq;
int rx_irq;
@@ -391,7 +392,7 @@ out:
return -ENOMEM;
}
-static void __nixge_device_reset(struct nixge_priv *priv, off_t offset)
+static int __nixge_device_reset(struct nixge_priv *priv, off_t offset)
{
u32 status;
int err;
@@ -407,6 +408,8 @@ static void __nixge_device_reset(struct nixge_priv *priv, off_t offset)
1000);
if (err)
netdev_err(priv->ndev, "%s: DMA reset timeout!\n", __func__);
+
+ return err;
}
static void nixge_device_reset(struct net_device *ndev)
@@ -869,6 +872,10 @@ static int nixge_open(struct net_device *ndev)
struct phy_device *phy;
int ret;
+ /* A failed stop retained buffers which DMA may still be using. */
+ if (priv->dma_stop_failed)
+ return -EIO;
+
nixge_device_reset(ndev);
phy = of_phy_connect(ndev, priv->phy_node,
@@ -910,6 +917,7 @@ err_tx_irq:
static int nixge_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
{
struct nixge_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
+ int ret;
u32 cr;
netif_stop_queue(ndev);
@@ -920,6 +928,7 @@ static int nixge_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
phy_disconnect(ndev->phydev);
}
+ /* Stop DMA while the completion IRQ handlers are still installed. */
cr = nixge_dma_read_reg(priv, XAXIDMA_RX_CR_OFFSET);
nixge_dma_write_reg(priv, XAXIDMA_RX_CR_OFFSET,
cr & (~XAXIDMA_CR_RUNSTOP_MASK));
@@ -933,6 +942,23 @@ static int nixge_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
tasklet_kill(&priv->dma_err_tasklet);
+ /* Error recovery may have restarted DMA and enabled interrupts. */
+ cr = nixge_dma_read_reg(priv, XAXIDMA_RX_CR_OFFSET);
+ nixge_dma_write_reg(priv, XAXIDMA_RX_CR_OFFSET,
+ cr & ~(XAXIDMA_CR_RUNSTOP_MASK | XAXIDMA_IRQ_ALL_MASK));
+ cr = nixge_dma_read_reg(priv, XAXIDMA_TX_CR_OFFSET);
+ nixge_dma_write_reg(priv, XAXIDMA_TX_CR_OFFSET,
+ cr & ~(XAXIDMA_CR_RUNSTOP_MASK | XAXIDMA_IRQ_ALL_MASK));
+
+ /* Either channel's reset quiesces the entire AXI DMA engine. */
+ ret = __nixge_device_reset(priv, XAXIDMA_TX_CR_OFFSET);
+ if (ret) {
+ /* Retain DMA buffers and prevent a subsequent open replacing them. */
+ priv->dma_stop_failed = true;
+ netdev_err(ndev, "DMA stop failed; retaining DMA buffers\n");
+ return ret;
+ }
+
nixge_hw_dma_bd_release(ndev);
return 0;
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-18 2:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-18 2:08 [PATCH net v3 0/2] net: nixge: fix tasklet and DMA teardown Myeonghun Pak
2026-10-18 2:08 ` [PATCH net v3 1/2] net: nixge: free IRQs before killing the DMA error tasklet Myeonghun Pak
2026-10-19 2:10 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-10-18 2:08 ` Myeonghun Pak [this message]
2026-10-19 2:10 ` [PATCH net v3 2/2] net: nixge: wait for DMA reset before releasing buffers netdev-bot+sashiko
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