be2net: fix to avoid sending get_stats request if one is already being processed.
GET_STATS request uses the same memory region as the response.
If a new request for get stats is fired before the response for
the previous get_stats request is received, the response will
corrupt the new request, causing the f/w to misbehave.
Signed-off-by: Somnath K <somnathk@serverengines.com>
Signed-off-by: Ajit Khaparde <ajitk@serverengines.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
index e4a8ae3..74e146f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
@@ -1801,7 +1801,8 @@
struct be_adapter *adapter =
container_of(work, struct be_adapter, work.work);
- be_cmd_get_stats(adapter, &adapter->stats.cmd);
+ if (!adapter->stats_ioctl_sent)
+ be_cmd_get_stats(adapter, &adapter->stats.cmd);
/* Set EQ delay */
be_rx_eqd_update(adapter);