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authorRand Deeb <rand.sec96@gmail.com>2025-03-06 13:12:00 +0300
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>2025-06-27 11:11:34 +0100
commit098983de3f69205c3333795fe6a990eb5b39fc5c (patch)
treebb33dafc1e26944ce13c82c59a0e7714a69c4d07
parent3502dd42f178dae9d54696013386bb52b4f2e655 (diff)
ixgbe: Fix unreachable retry logic in combined and byte I2C write functions
[ Upstream commit cdcb3804eeda24d588348bbab6766cf14fddbeaa ] The current implementation of `ixgbe_write_i2c_combined_generic_int` and `ixgbe_write_i2c_byte_generic_int` sets `max_retry` to `1`, which makes the condition `retry < max_retry` always evaluate to `false`. This renders the retry mechanism ineffective, as the debug message and retry logic are never executed. This patch increases `max_retry` to `3` in both functions, aligning them with the retry logic in `ixgbe_read_i2c_combined_generic_int`. This ensures that the retry mechanism functions as intended, improving robustness in case of I2C write failures. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE. Signed-off-by: Rand Deeb <rand.sec96@gmail.com> Tested-by: Rinitha S <sx.rinitha@intel.com> (A Contingent worker at Intel) Signed-off-by: Tony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c4
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
index 07eaa3c3f4d3..530e4319a2e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ int ixgbe_write_i2c_combined_generic_int(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u8 addr,
u16 reg, u16 val, bool lock)
{
u32 swfw_mask = hw->phy.phy_semaphore_mask;
- int max_retry = 1;
+ int max_retry = 3;
int retry = 0;
u8 reg_high;
u8 csum;
@@ -2284,7 +2284,7 @@ static int ixgbe_write_i2c_byte_generic_int(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u8 byte_offset,
u8 dev_addr, u8 data, bool lock)
{
u32 swfw_mask = hw->phy.phy_semaphore_mask;
- u32 max_retry = 1;
+ u32 max_retry = 3;
u32 retry = 0;
int status;