Re: [PATCH] Make netif_rx_ni preempt-safe

From: Lee Revell
Date: Wed Oct 20 2004 - 15:07:51 EST


On Wed, 2004-10-20 at 15:14, Denis Vlasenko wrote:
> On Wednesday 20 October 2004 19:47, Lee Revell wrote:
> > On Wed, 2004-10-20 at 11:11, Denis Vlasenko wrote:
> > > 0x57 == 87 bytes is too big for inline.
> >
> > Ugh. So the only fix is not to inline it?
>
> Yes.
>
> You can make it conditionally inline/non-inline
> depending on SMP/preempt if you feel masochistic today :),
> but last time I asked davem thought that it is over the top.

I agree, not worth the trouble. This would actually depend only on
PREEMPT and not SMP.

OK, third try.

Signed-Off-By: Lee Revell <rlrevell@xxxxxxxxxxx>

--- include/linux/netdevice.h~ 2004-10-20 15:51:00.000000000 -0400
+++ include/linux/netdevice.h 2004-10-20 15:51:54.000000000 -0400
@@ -694,11 +694,14 @@
/* Post buffer to the network code from _non interrupt_ context.
* see net/core/dev.c for netif_rx description.
*/
-static inline int netif_rx_ni(struct sk_buff *skb)
+static int netif_rx_ni(struct sk_buff *skb)
{
- int err = netif_rx(skb);
+ int err;
+ preempt_disable();
+ err = netif_rx(skb);
if (softirq_pending(smp_processor_id()))
do_softirq();
+ preempt_enable();
return err;
}



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