Re: [PATCH RESEND] net: can: Introduce MEN 16Z192-00 CAN controller driver

[Andreas Werner]

On Mon, Aug 08, 2016 at 08:23:55PM -0700, Benjamin Poirier wrote:
> On 2016/08/08 09:26, Andreas Werner wrote:
> [...]
> > > > +
> > > > +	if (cf->can_dlc > 0)
> > > > +		data[0] = be32_to_cpup((__be32 *)(cf->data));
> > > > +	if (cf->can_dlc > 3)
> > > > +		data[1] = be32_to_cpup((__be32 *)(cf->data + 4));
> > > > +
> > > > +	writel(id, &cf_buf->can_id);
> > > > +	writel(cf->can_dlc, &cf_buf->length);
> > > > +
> > > > +	if (!(cf->can_id & CAN_RTR_FLAG)) {
> > > > +		writel(data[0], &cf_buf->data[0]);
> > > > +		writel(data[1], &cf_buf->data[1]);
> > > > +
> > > > +		stats->tx_bytes += cf->can_dlc;
> > > > +	}
> > > > +
> > > > +	/* be sure everything is written to the
> > > > +	 * device before acknowledge the data.
> > > > +	 */
> > > > +	mmiowb();
> > > > +
> > > > +	/* trigger the transmission */
> > > > +	men_z192_ack_tx_pkg(priv, 1);
> > > > +
> > > > +	stats->tx_packets++;
> > > > +
> > > > +	kfree_skb(skb);
> > > 
> > > What prevents the skb data to be freed/reused before the device has
> > > accessed it?
> 
> I'm sorry, I hadn't realized that all of the data (all 8 bytes of it!)
> is written directly to the device. I was thinking about ethernet devices
> that dma packet data.

Ah ok :-)
I thought you just want me to free the skb earlier.

Regards
Andy