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Subject[PATCH/RFA] sch_generic: fix carrier-on bug?
While looking at a net driver with the following construct,

if (!netif_carrier_ok(dev))
netif_carrier_on(dev);

it stuck me that the netif_carrier_ok() check was redundant, since
netif_carrier_on() checks bit __LINK_STATE_NOCARRIER anyway. This is
the same reason why netif_queue_stopped() need not be called prior to
netif_wake_queue().

This is true, but there is however an unwanted side effect from assuming
that netif_carrier_on() can be called multiple times: it touches the
watchdog, regardless of pre-existing carrier state.

The fix: move watchdog-up inside the bit-cleared code path.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@redhat.com>
---

This looks like an obvious bug fix to me, but I found it by reading code
rather than hitting it in the field. Review appreciated.


net/sched/sch_generic.c | 7 ++++---
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index 95ae119..e01d576 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -249,10 +249,11 @@ static void dev_watchdog_down(struct net_device *dev)
*/
void netif_carrier_on(struct net_device *dev)
{
- if (test_and_clear_bit(__LINK_STATE_NOCARRIER, &dev->state))
+ if (test_and_clear_bit(__LINK_STATE_NOCARRIER, &dev->state)) {
linkwatch_fire_event(dev);
- if (netif_running(dev))
- __netdev_watchdog_up(dev);
+ if (netif_running(dev))
+ __netdev_watchdog_up(dev);
+ }
}

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