Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] tg3: Fix tx_pending checks for tg3_tso_bug

From: Prashant Sreedharan
Date: Fri Aug 22 2014 - 19:25:38 EST


Benjamin, thanks for the patch. Broadcom QA will be testing the changes.
Couple of comments below.
> segs = skb_gso_segment(skb, tp->dev->features &
> ~(NETIF_F_TSO | NETIF_F_TSO6));
> - if (IS_ERR(segs) || !segs)
> + if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(segs))
> goto tg3_tso_bug_end;
>
> do {
> + unsigned int desc_cnt = skb_shinfo(segs)->nr_frags + 1;
> +
> nskb = segs;
> segs = segs->next;
> nskb->next = NULL;
> - tg3_start_xmit(nskb, tp->dev);
> +
> + if (tg3_tx_avail(tnapi) <= segs_remaining - 1 + desc_cnt &&
> + skb_linearize(nskb)) {
> + nskb->next = segs;
> + segs = nskb;
> + do {
> + nskb = segs->next;
> +
> + dev_kfree_skb_any(segs);
> + segs = nskb;
> + } while (segs);

If skb_linearize() fails need to increment the tp->tx_dropped count

> + goto tg3_tso_bug_end;
> + }
> + segs_remaining--;
> + if (segs_remaining)
> + __tg3_start_xmit(nskb, tp->dev, segs_remaining);

To clarify passing segs_remaining will make sure the queue is never
stopped correct ?

> + else
> + tg3_start_xmit(nskb, tp->dev);
> } while (segs);
>


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