Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/1] net: stmmac: add fsleep() in HW Rx timestamp checking loop

From: Tan Tee Min <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:29:34 +0800

On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 05:59:15AM -0700, Richard Cochran wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 12:01:15PM +0800, Tan Tee Min wrote:
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_descs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_descs.c
> > index d3b4765c1a5b..289bf26a6105 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_descs.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_descs.c
> > @@ -279,10 +279,11 @@ static int dwmac4_wrback_get_rx_timestamp_status(void *desc, void *next_desc,
> >  			/* Check if timestamp is OK from context descriptor */
> >  			do {
> >  				ret = dwmac4_rx_check_timestamp(next_desc);
> > -				if (ret < 0)
> > +				if (ret <= 0)
> >  					goto exit;
> >  				i++;
> >  
> > +				fsleep(1);
> 
> This is nutty.  Why isn't this code using proper deferral mechanisms
> like work or kthread?

Appreciate your comment.
The dwmac4_wrback_get_rx_timestamp_status() is called by stmmac_rx()
function which is scheduled by NAPI framework.
Do we still need to create deferred work inside NAPI work?
Would you mind to explain it more in detail?

> 
> >  			} while ((ret == 1) && (i < 10));
> >  
> >  			if (i == 10)
> > -- 
> > 2.25.1
> > 
> 
> Thanks,
> Richard

Thanks,
Tee Min