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xen-netback: don't use last request to determine minimum Tx credit

The last from guest transmitted request gives no indication about the
minimum amount of credit that the guest might need to send a packet
since the last packet might have been a small one.

Instead allow for the worst case 128 KiB packet.

This is part of XSA155.

CC: stable@vger.kernel.org
Reviewed-by: Wei Liu <wei.liu2@citrix.com>
Signed-off-by: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@citrix.com>
Signed-off-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>
David Vrabel 9 years ago
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1 changed files with 1 additions and 3 deletions
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      drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c

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drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c

@@ -679,9 +679,7 @@ static void tx_add_credit(struct xenvif_queue *queue)
 	 * Allow a burst big enough to transmit a jumbo packet of up to 128kB.
 	 * Allow a burst big enough to transmit a jumbo packet of up to 128kB.
 	 * Otherwise the interface can seize up due to insufficient credit.
 	 * Otherwise the interface can seize up due to insufficient credit.
 	 */
 	 */
-	max_burst = RING_GET_REQUEST(&queue->tx, queue->tx.req_cons)->size;
-	max_burst = min(max_burst, 131072UL);
-	max_burst = max(max_burst, queue->credit_bytes);
+	max_burst = max(131072UL, queue->credit_bytes);
 
 
 	/* Take care that adding a new chunk of credit doesn't wrap to zero. */
 	/* Take care that adding a new chunk of credit doesn't wrap to zero. */
 	max_credit = queue->remaining_credit + queue->credit_bytes;
 	max_credit = queue->remaining_credit + queue->credit_bytes;