e1000e: Correct link check logic for 82571 serdes

SYNCH bit and IV bit of RXCW register are sticky. Before examining these bits,
RXCW should be read twice to filter out one-time false events and have correct
values for these bits. Incorrect values of these bits in link check logic can
cause weird link stability issues if auto-negotiation fails.

CC: stable <stable@vger.kernel.org> [2.6.38+]
Reported-by: Dean Nelson <dnelson@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Tushar Dave <tushar.n.dave@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@intel.com>
Tested-by: Jeff Pieper <jeffrey.e.pieper@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/82571.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/82571.c
index 36db4df09aed6531cf66d893b40449a1b0cceb2c..1f063dcd8f85e39c15da5d82c935113af8044ffb 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/82571.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/82571.c
@@ -1572,6 +1572,9 @@ static s32 e1000_check_for_serdes_link_82571(struct e1000_hw *hw)
        ctrl = er32(CTRL);
        status = er32(STATUS);
        rxcw = er32(RXCW);
+       /* SYNCH bit and IV bit are sticky */
+       udelay(10);
+       rxcw = er32(RXCW);
 
        if ((rxcw & E1000_RXCW_SYNCH) && !(rxcw & E1000_RXCW_IV)) {