Re: [PATCH net v3 1/2] net: macb: give reasons for Tx SKB kfree

[Nicolai Buchwitz]

On 17.6.2026 11:17, Théo Lebrun wrote:
> Using dev_consume_skb_any() marks the drop reason as SKB_CONSUMED every
> time we free a Tx SKB. Instead, replace by 
> SKB_DROP_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED
> when packet has been dropped without sending.
>
> It is not precise but at least differs from SKB_CONSUMED and is used by
> many drivers for their error codepaths through 
> dev_kfree_skb_{any,irq}().
>
> Pass a reason around rather than call dev_consume_skb_any() or
> dev_kfree_skb_any() because macb_tx_unmap() is called for cleanup in
> all cases.
>
> macb_tx_error_task() is made complex because some SKBs encountered have
> been successfully sent.
>
> Fixes: 89e5785fc8a6 ("[PATCH] Atmel MACB ethernet driver")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Théo Lebrun <theo.lebrun@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---

Looks like my r-b from v2 was lost, but here it goes again :)

Reviewed-by: Nicolai Buchwitz <nb@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,
Nicolai