From 0ea853dfa93371e651d8b7b27fd2344e973a86ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yuval Mintz Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:49:36 +0300 Subject: bnx2x: Free NVRAM lock at end of each page Writing each 4Kb page into flash might take up-to ~100 miliseconds, during which time management firmware cannot acces the nvram for its own uses. Firmware upgrade utility use the ethtool API to burn new flash images for the device via the ethtool API, doing so by writing several page-worth of data on each command. Such action might create problems for the management firmware, as the nvram might not be accessible for a long time. This patch changes the write implementation, releasing the nvram lock on the completion of each page, allowing the management firmware time to claim it and perform its own required actions. Signed-off-by: Yuval Mintz Signed-off-by: Ariel Elior Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c index 76b9052a961c..5907c821d131 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c @@ -1718,6 +1718,22 @@ static int bnx2x_nvram_write(struct bnx2x *bp, u32 offset, u8 *data_buf, offset += sizeof(u32); data_buf += sizeof(u32); written_so_far += sizeof(u32); + + /* At end of each 4Kb page, release nvram lock to allow MFW + * chance to take it for its own use. + */ + if ((cmd_flags & MCPR_NVM_COMMAND_LAST) && + (written_so_far < buf_size)) { + DP(BNX2X_MSG_ETHTOOL | BNX2X_MSG_NVM, + "Releasing NVM lock after offset 0x%x\n", + (u32)(offset - sizeof(u32))); + bnx2x_release_nvram_lock(bp); + usleep_range(1000, 2000); + rc = bnx2x_acquire_nvram_lock(bp); + if (rc) + return rc; + } + cmd_flags = 0; } -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2