From: <claudiu.bez...@microchip.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 10:02:42 +0000

> From: Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.bez...@microchip.com>
> 
> On some platforms (currently detected only on SAMA5D4) TX might stuck
> even the pachets are still present in DMA memories and TX start was
> issued for them. This happens due to race condition between MACB driver
> updating next TX buffer descriptor to be used and IP reading the same
> descriptor. In such a case, the "TX USED BIT READ" interrupt is asserted.
> GEM/MACB user guide specifies that if a "TX USED BIT READ" interrupt
> is asserted TX must be restarted. Restart TX if used bit is read and
> packets are present in software TX queue. Packets are removed from software
> TX queue if TX was successful for them (see macb_tx_interrupt()).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.bez...@microchip.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.

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