Re: [PATCH net] r8169:fix "rtl_counters_cond == 1 (loop: 1000, delay: 10)" log spam.

From: Chunhao Lin <redacted>
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 22:57:07 +0800

There will be a log spam when there is no cable plugged.
Please refer to following links.
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104351
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107421

This issue is caused by runtime power management. When there is no cable
plugged, the driver will be suspend (runtime suspend) by OS and NIC will
be put into the D3 state. During this time, if OS call rtl8169_get_stats64()
to dump tally counter, because NIC is in D3 state, the register value read by
driver will return all 0xff. This will let driver think tally counter flag is not
toggled and then sends the warning  message "rtl_counters_cond == 1 (loop: 1000,
delay: 10)" to kernel log.

I add checking driver's pm runtime status in rtl8169_get_stats64() to fix
this issue.

Signed-off-by: Chunhao Lin <redacted>

If you are going to do this, then you need to quiesce the device RX/TX
and capture all of the statistics from the chip before suspending it.

Otherwise what we're returning from rtl8169_get_stats64() is inaccurate.