linux_dsm_epyc7002/drivers/net
Rasmus Villemoes 1cb9dfca39 net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: avoid some redundant vtu load/purge operations
We have an ERPS (Ethernet Ring Protection Switching) setup involving
mv88e6250 switches which we're in the process of switching to a BSP
based on the mainline driver. Breaking any link in the ring works as
expected, with the ring reconfiguring itself quickly and traffic
continuing with almost no noticable drops. However, when plugging back
the cable, we see 5+ second stalls.

This has been tracked down to the userspace application in charge of
the protocol missing a few CCM messages on the good link (the one that
was not unplugged), causing it to broadcast a "signal fail". That
message eventually reaches its link partner, which responds by
blocking the port. Meanwhile, the first node has continued to block
the port with the just plugged-in cable, breaking the network. And the
reason for those missing CCM messages has in turn been tracked down to
the VTU apparently being too busy servicing load/purge operations that
the normal lookups are delayed.

Initial state, the link between C and D is blocked in software.

     _____________________
    /                     \
   |                       |
   A ----- B ----- C *---- D

Unplug the cable between C and D.

     _____________________
    /                     \
   |                       |
   A ----- B ----- C *   * D

Reestablish the link between C and D.
     _____________________
    /                     \
   |                       |
   A ----- B ----- C *---- D

Somehow, enough VTU/ATU operations happen inside C that prevents
the application from receving the CCM messages from B in a timely
manner, so a Signal Fail message is sent by C. When B receives
that, it responds by blocking its port.

     _____________________
    /                     \
   |                       |
   A ----- B *---* C *---- D

Very shortly after this, the signal fail condition clears on the
BC link (some CCM messages finally make it through), so C
unblocks the port. However, a guard timer inside B prevents it
from removing the blocking before 5 seconds have elapsed.

It is not unlikely that our userspace ERPS implementation could be
smarter and/or is simply buggy. However, this patch fixes the symptoms
we see, and is a small optimization that should not break anything
(knock wood). The idea is simply to avoid doing an VTU load of an
entry identical to the one already present. To do that, we need to
know whether mv88e6xxx_vtu_get() actually found an existing entry, or
has just prepared a struct mv88e6xxx_vtu_entry for us to load. To that
end, let vlan->valid be an output parameter. The other two callers of
mv88e6xxx_vtu_get() are not affected by this patch since they pass
new=false.

Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <rasmus.villemoes@prevas.dk>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2019-07-29 11:14:28 -07:00
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appletalk
arcnet
bonding Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2019-07-08 19:48:57 -07:00
caif caif-hsi: fix possible deadlock in cfhsi_exit_module() 2019-07-17 11:58:56 -07:00
can can: ti_hecc: use timestamp based rx-offloading 2019-07-24 10:31:55 +02:00
dsa net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: avoid some redundant vtu load/purge operations 2019-07-29 11:14:28 -07:00
ethernet r8169: make use of xmit_more 2019-07-29 11:05:12 -07:00
fddi The main MIPS changes for a pretty light v5.3 cycle, including: 2019-07-17 09:42:03 -07:00
fjes fjes: no need to check return value of debugfs_create functions 2019-06-22 16:43:08 -07:00
hamradio
hippi hippi: Remove call to memset after pci_alloc_consistent 2019-07-15 11:06:27 -07:00
hyperv hv_netvsc: Fix extra rcu_read_unlock in netvsc_recv_callback() 2019-07-21 20:40:28 -07:00
ieee802154
ipvlan
netdevsim drivers: net: use flow block API 2019-07-09 14:38:50 -07:00
phy net: phy: sfp: hwmon: Fix scaling of RX power 2019-07-21 11:51:50 -07:00
plip
ppp ppp: mppe: Revert "ppp: mppe: Add softdep to arc4" 2019-07-12 22:58:49 -07:00
slip
team Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2019-06-27 21:06:39 -07:00
usb net: Use skb accessors in network drivers 2019-07-22 20:47:56 -07:00
vmxnet3 net: Use skb accessors in network drivers 2019-07-22 20:47:56 -07:00
wan Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2019-06-17 20:20:36 -07:00
wimax
wireless net: Use skb accessors in network drivers 2019-07-22 20:47:56 -07:00
xen-netback net: Use skb accessors in network drivers 2019-07-22 20:47:56 -07:00
dummy.c
eql.c
geneve.c SPDX update for 5.2-rc6 2019-06-21 09:58:42 -07:00
gtp.c gtp: add missing gtp_encap_disable_sock() in gtp_encap_enable() 2019-07-07 18:42:48 -07:00
ifb.c
Kconfig
LICENSE.SRC
loopback.c loopback: fix lockdep splat 2019-07-03 11:24:38 -07:00
macsec.c macsec: fix checksumming after decryption 2019-07-02 14:12:29 -07:00
macvlan.c
macvtap.c
Makefile
mdio.c treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 500 2019-06-19 17:09:55 +02:00
mii.c
net_failover.c
netconsole.c
nlmon.c
ntb_netdev.c
rionet.c
sb1000.c
Space.c
sungem_phy.c
tap.c coallocate socket_wq with socket itself 2019-07-08 19:25:19 -07:00
thunderbolt.c
tun.c coallocate socket_wq with socket itself 2019-07-08 19:25:19 -07:00
veth.c veth: Support bulk XDP_TX 2019-06-25 14:26:54 +02:00
virtio_net.c virtio_net: enable napi_tx by default 2019-06-14 19:34:27 -07:00
vrf.c vrf: make sure skb->data contains ip header to make routing 2019-07-21 13:32:51 -07:00
vsockmon.c
vxlan.c Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2019-07-08 19:48:57 -07:00
xen-netfront.c