[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-net] ice: Flush FDB entries before reset

[Buvaneswaran, Sujai]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces at osuosl.org> On Behalf Of
> Wojciech Drewek
> Sent: Monday, August 5, 2024 7:14 PM
> To: netdev at vger.kernel.org
> Cc: Nguyen, Anthony L <anthony.l.nguyen at intel.com>; intel-wired-
> lan at lists.osuosl.org; Kitszel, Przemyslaw <przemyslaw.kitszel at intel.com>
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-net] ice: Flush FDB entries before reset
> 
> Triggering the reset while in switchdev mode causes errors[1]. Rules are
> already removed by this time because switch content is flushed in case of the
> reset.
> We can avoid these errors by clearing the rules early in the reset flow.
> Remove unnecessary ice_clear_sw_switch_recipes.
> 
> [1]
> ice 0000:01:00.0: Failed to delete FDB forward rule, err: -2 ice 0000:01:00.0:
> Failed to delete FDB guard rule, err: -2
> 
> Fixes: 7c945a1a8e5f ("ice: Switchdev FDB events support")
> Reviewed-by: Mateusz Polchlopek <mateusz.polchlopek at intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Wojciech Drewek <wojciech.drewek at intel.com>
> ---
>  .../net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch_br.c   |  2 +-
>  .../net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch_br.h   |  1 +
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c     | 24 +++----------------
>  3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
> 
We are observing system hang and reboot while doing GLOBR reset on the interface when traffic is running.
This hang issue is blocking the patch verification.

Thanks,
Sujai Buvaneswaran