Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/6] atl1c: remove private tx lock

From: Florian Westphal <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 17:43:39 +0200

Francois Romieu <[email-masked]> wrote:
> Florian Westphal <[email-masked]> :
> [...]
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
> > index d0084d4..a3200ea 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
> [...]
> > @@ -2217,16 +2215,10 @@ static netdev_tx_t atl1c_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb,
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	tpd_req = atl1c_cal_tpd_req(skb);
> > -	if (!spin_trylock_irqsave(&adapter->tx_lock, flags)) {
> > -		if (netif_msg_pktdata(adapter))
> > -			dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev, "tx locked\n");
> > -		return NETDEV_TX_LOCKED;
> > -	}
> >  
> >  	if (atl1c_tpd_avail(adapter, type) < tpd_req) {
> >  		/* no enough descriptor, just stop queue */
> >  		netif_stop_queue(netdev);
> > -		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->tx_lock, flags);
> >  		return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
> >  	}
> >
> 
> Play it safe and keep the implicit local_irq_{save / restore} call ?
> 
> It may not be needed but it will help avoiding any unexpected regression
> report pointing at the NETDEV_TX_LOCKED removal change.

I thought about that but it doesn't prevent the irq handler from
running on another CPU, so leaving it around seemed like cargo culting
to me...

I don't have an atl1c, but the atl1e in my laptop seems to work fine
with the (similar) change.

If you disagree I can respin with local_irq_save of course, but, if
'playing it safe' is main goal then its simpler to convert
spin_trylock_irqsave to spin_lock_irqsave.