On 17.05.2024 14:43:55, Vitor Soares wrote:
> From: Vitor Soares <vitor.soares@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> When the mcp251xfd_start_xmit() function fails, the driver stops
> processing messages, and the interrupt routine does not return,
> running indefinitely even after killing the running application.
>
> Error messages:
> [ 441.298819] mcp251xfd spi2.0 can0: ERROR in mcp251xfd_start_xmit: -16
> [ 441.306498] mcp251xfd spi2.0 can0: Transmit Event FIFO buffer not empty. (seq=0x000017c7, tef_tail=0x000017cf, tef_head=0x000017d0, tx_head=0x000017d3).
> ... and repeat forever.
>
> The issue can be triggered when multiple devices share the same
> SPI interface. And there is concurrent access to the bus.
>
> The problem occurs because tx_ring->head increments even if
> mcp251xfd_start_xmit() fails. Consequently, the driver skips one
> TX package while still expecting a response in
> mcp251xfd_handle_tefif_one().
>
> This patch resolves the issue by starting a workqueue to write
> the tx obj synchronously if err = -EBUSY. In case of another error,
> it decrements tx_ring->head, removes skb from the echo stack, and
> drops the message.
>
> Fixes: 55e5b97f003e ("can: mcp25xxfd: add driver for Microchip MCP25xxFD SPI CAN")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Vitor Soares <vitor.soares@xxxxxxxxxxx>
I've reworked the last sentence for a bit and applied to linux-can.
Thanks,
Marc
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