From: Greg KH <[email protected]> 3.0-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
------------------ From: Tushar Dave <[email protected]> commit d0efa8f23a644f7cb7d1f8e78dd9a223efa412a3 upstream. SYNCH bit and IV bit of RXCW register are sticky. Before examining these bits, RXCW should be read twice to filter out one-time false events and have correct values for these bits. Incorrect values of these bits in link check logic can cause weird link stability issues if auto-negotiation fails. Reported-by: Dean Nelson <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Tushar Dave <[email protected]> Reviewed-by: Bruce Allan <[email protected]> Tested-by: Jeff Pieper <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]> --- drivers/net/e1000e/82571.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) --- a/drivers/net/e1000e/82571.c +++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/82571.c @@ -1573,6 +1573,9 @@ static s32 e1000_check_for_serdes_link_8 ctrl = er32(CTRL); status = er32(STATUS); rxcw = er32(RXCW); + /* SYNCH bit and IV bit are sticky */ + udelay(10); + rxcw = er32(RXCW); if ((rxcw & E1000_RXCW_SYNCH) && !(rxcw & E1000_RXCW_IV)) { -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
