[PATCH v2 6/7] net/iavf: keep watchdog armed for the whole reset window
Loftus, Ciara
ciara.loftus at intel.com
Thu Aug 13 15:54:14 CEST 2026
> Subject: [PATCH v2 6/7] net/iavf: keep watchdog armed for the whole reset
> window
>
> The device watchdog polls VFGEN_RSTAT to detect a VF reset and drives
> the auto-reset recovery path.
> It is disabled when a link-up event arrives, on the assumption that a
> working link means no reset is in flight.
> That assumption does not hold during recovery.
>
> Keep the watchdog armed while vf->in_reset_recovery is set, and enable
> it on VIRTCHNL_EVENT_RESET_IMPENDING, so it stays armed from the PF
> reset notification until recovery completes.
Is there an appropriate fixes tag that could be added to this commit?
>
> Signed-off-by: Anurag Mandal <anurag.mandal at intel.com>
> ---
> drivers/net/intel/iavf/iavf_vchnl.c | 3 ++-
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/intel/iavf/iavf_vchnl.c
> b/drivers/net/intel/iavf/iavf_vchnl.c
> index e04afe1d6a..3ceebce454 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/intel/iavf/iavf_vchnl.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/intel/iavf/iavf_vchnl.c
> @@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ iavf_handle_link_change_event(struct rte_eth_dev
> *dev,
> * (link is down or a VF reset is in progress); the watchdog drives
> * auto-reset recovery, so it must remain armed in those cases.
> */
> - if (vf->link_up && !vf->vf_reset)
> + if (vf->link_up && !vf->vf_reset && !vf->in_reset_recovery)
> iavf_dev_watchdog_disable(adapter);
> else
> iavf_dev_watchdog_enable(adapter);
> @@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ iavf_handle_pf_event_msg(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
> uint8_t *msg,
> if (!vf->vf_reset) {
> vf->vf_reset = true;
> iavf_set_no_poll(adapter, false);
> + iavf_dev_watchdog_enable(adapter);
Should the watchdog be enabled in iavf_read_msg_from_pf where the
RESET_IMPENDING message is handled also?
> if (adapter->devargs.no_poll_on_link_down)
> iavf_dev_tx_drain(dev);
> iavf_dev_event_post(dev,
> RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_RESET,
> --
> 2.34.1
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