Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] xen-netback: Turn off the carrier if the guest is not able to receive

 struct xenvif {

diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
index fbdadb3..48a55cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c

@@ -78,8 +78,12 @@ int xenvif_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	/* This vif is rogue, we pretend we've there is nothing to do
 	 * for this vif to deschedule it from NAPI. But this interface
 	 * will be turned off in thread context later.
+	 * Also, if a guest doesn't post enough slots to receive data on one of
+	 * its queues, the carrier goes down and NAPI is descheduled here so
+	 * the guest can't send more packets until it's ready to receive.
 	 */
-	if (unlikely(queue->vif->disabled)) {
+	if (unlikely(queue->vif->disabled ||
+		     !netif_carrier_ok(queue->vif->dev))) {
 		napi_complete(napi);
 		return 0;
 	}

@@ -97,7 +101,16 @@ int xenvif_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 static irqreturn_t xenvif_rx_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct xenvif_queue *queue = dev_id;
+	struct netdev_queue *net_queue =
+		netdev_get_tx_queue(queue->vif->dev, queue->id);
 
+	/* QUEUE_STATUS_RX_PURGE_EVENT is only set if either QDisc was off OR
+	 * the carrier went down and this queue was previously blocked
+	 */

+	if (unlikely(netif_tx_queue_stopped(net_queue) ||
+		     (!netif_carrier_ok(queue->vif->dev) &&
+		      test_bit(QUEUE_STATUS_RX_STALLED, &queue->status))))
+		set_bit(QUEUE_STATUS_RX_PURGE_EVENT, &queue->status);
 	xenvif_kick_thread(queue);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;

@@ -125,16 +138,14 @@ void xenvif_wake_queue(struct xenvif_queue *queue)
 	netif_tx_wake_queue(netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, id));
 }
 
-/* Callback to wake the queue and drain it on timeout */
-static void xenvif_wake_queue_callback(unsigned long data)
+/* Callback to wake the queue's thread and turn the carrier off on timeout */
+static void xenvif_rx_stalled(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct xenvif_queue *queue = (struct xenvif_queue *)data;
 
 	if (xenvif_queue_stopped(queue)) {
-		netdev_err(queue->vif->dev, "draining TX queue\n");
-		queue->rx_queue_purge = true;
+		set_bit(QUEUE_STATUS_RX_PURGE_EVENT, &queue->status);
 		xenvif_kick_thread(queue);
-		xenvif_wake_queue(queue);
 	}
 }
 

 static inline int tx_work_todo(struct xenvif_queue *queue)

@@ -1935,6 +1934,75 @@ static void xenvif_start_queue(struct xenvif_queue *queue)
 		xenvif_wake_queue(queue);
 }
 
+/* Only called from the queue's thread, it handles the situation when the guest
+ * doesn't post enough requests on the receiving ring.
+ * First xenvif_start_xmit disables QDisc and start a timer, and then either the
+ * timer fires, or the guest send an interrupt after posting new request. If it
+ * is the timer, the carrier is turned off here.
+ * */

+		} else {
+			/* Probably an another queue already turned the carrier
+			 * off, make sure nothing is stucked in the internal
+			 * queue of this queue
+			 */
+			skb_queue_purge(&queue->rx_queue);
+			queue->rx_last_skb_slots = 0;
+		}
+		rtnl_unlock();
+	} else if (!netif_carrier_ok(queue->vif->dev)) {
+		unsigned int num_queues = queue->vif->num_queues;
+		unsigned int i;
+		/* The carrier was down, but an interrupt kicked
+		 * the thread again after new requests were
+		 * posted
+		 */
+		clear_bit(QUEUE_STATUS_RX_STALLED,
+			  &queue->status);
+		rtnl_lock();
+		netif_carrier_on(queue->vif->dev);
+		netif_tx_wake_all_queues(queue->vif->dev);
+		rtnl_unlock();
+
+		for (i = 0; i < num_queues; i++) {
+			struct xenvif_queue *temp = &queue->vif->queues[i];
+
+			xenvif_napi_schedule_or_enable_events(temp);
+		}
+		if (net_ratelimit())
+			netdev_err(queue->vif->dev, "Carrier on again\n");
+	} else {
+		/* Queuing were stopped, but the guest posted
+		 * new requests and sent an interrupt
+		 */
+		clear_bit(QUEUE_STATUS_RX_STALLED,
+			  &queue->status);
+		del_timer_sync(&queue->rx_stalled);
+		xenvif_start_queue(queue);
+	}
+}
+
 int xenvif_kthread_guest_rx(void *data)
 {
 	struct xenvif_queue *queue = data;

@@ -1944,8 +2012,12 @@ int xenvif_kthread_guest_rx(void *data)
 		wait_event_interruptible(queue->wq,
 					 rx_work_todo(queue) ||
 					 queue->vif->disabled ||
+					 test_bit(QUEUE_STATUS_RX_PURGE_EVENT, &queue->status) ||

 					 kthread_should_stop());
 
+		if (kthread_should_stop())
+			break;
+
 		/* This frontend is found to be rogue, disable it in
 		 * kthread context. Currently this is only set when
 		 * netback finds out frontend sends malformed packet,

@@ -1955,24 +2027,21 @@ int xenvif_kthread_guest_rx(void *data)
 		 */
 		if (unlikely(queue->vif->disabled && queue->id == 0))
 			xenvif_carrier_off(queue->vif);