[PATCH 3.12 41/77] sfc: PTP: Moderate log message on event queue overflow

[Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

3.12-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Laurence Evans <levans@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

[ Upstream commit f32116003c39f3a6815215a7512e1ea8d1e4bbc7 ]

Limit syslog flood if a PTP packet storm occurs.

Fixes: 7c236c43b838 ('sfc: Add support for IEEE-1588 PTP')
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c |   23 +++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ struct efx_ptp_timeset {
  * @evt_list: List of MC receive events awaiting packets
  * @evt_free_list: List of free events
  * @evt_lock: Lock for manipulating evt_list and evt_free_list
+ * @evt_overflow: Boolean indicating that event list has overflowed
  * @rx_evts: Instantiated events (on evt_list and evt_free_list)
  * @workwq: Work queue for processing pending PTP operations
  * @work: Work task
@@ -270,6 +271,7 @@ struct efx_ptp_data {
 	struct list_head evt_list;
 	struct list_head evt_free_list;
 	spinlock_t evt_lock;
+	bool evt_overflow;
 	struct efx_ptp_event_rx rx_evts[MAX_RECEIVE_EVENTS];
 	struct workqueue_struct *workwq;
 	struct work_struct work;
@@ -635,6 +637,11 @@ static void efx_ptp_drop_time_expired_ev
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	/* If the event overflow flag is set and the event list is now empty
+	 * clear the flag to re-enable the overflow warning message.
+	 */
+	if (ptp->evt_overflow && list_empty(&ptp->evt_list))
+		ptp->evt_overflow = false;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ptp->evt_lock);
 }
 
@@ -676,6 +683,11 @@ static enum ptp_packet_state efx_ptp_mat
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+	/* If the event overflow flag is set and the event list is now empty
+	 * clear the flag to re-enable the overflow warning message.
+	 */
+	if (ptp->evt_overflow && list_empty(&ptp->evt_list))
+		ptp->evt_overflow = false;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ptp->evt_lock);
 
 	return rc;
@@ -809,6 +821,7 @@ static int efx_ptp_stop(struct efx_nic *
 	list_for_each_safe(cursor, next, &efx->ptp_data->evt_list) {
 		list_move(cursor, &efx->ptp_data->evt_free_list);
 	}
+	ptp->evt_overflow = false;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&efx->ptp_data->evt_lock);
 
 	return rc;
@@ -901,6 +914,7 @@ static int efx_ptp_probe_channel(struct
 	spin_lock_init(&ptp->evt_lock);
 	for (pos = 0; pos < MAX_RECEIVE_EVENTS; pos++)
 		list_add(&ptp->rx_evts[pos].link, &ptp->evt_free_list);
+	ptp->evt_overflow = false;
 
 	ptp->phc_clock_info.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	snprintf(ptp->phc_clock_info.name,
@@ -1299,8 +1313,13 @@ static void ptp_event_rx(struct efx_nic
 		list_add_tail(&evt->link, &ptp->evt_list);
 
 		queue_work(ptp->workwq, &ptp->work);
-	} else {
-		netif_err(efx, rx_err, efx->net_dev, "No free PTP event");
+	} else if (!ptp->evt_overflow) {
+		/* Log a warning message and set the event overflow flag.
+		 * The message won't be logged again until the event queue
+		 * becomes empty.
+		 */
+		netif_err(efx, rx_err, efx->net_dev, "PTP event queue overflow\n");
+		ptp->evt_overflow = true;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ptp->evt_lock);
 }


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