Re: [RFC PATCH 2/5] can: slcan: remove legacy infrastructure

From: Dario Binacchi
Date: Tue Jul 26 2022 - 10:59:32 EST


Hi Max,

On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 3:09 PM Max Staudt <max@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:40:24 +0200
> Dario Binacchi <dario.binacchi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > > @@ -883,72 +786,50 @@ static int slcan_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
> > > > if (!tty->ops->write)
> > > > return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> > > >
> > > > - /* RTnetlink lock is misused here to serialize concurrent
> > > > - * opens of slcan channels. There are better ways, but it is
> > > > - * the simplest one.
> > > > - */
> > > > - rtnl_lock();
> > > > + dev = alloc_candev(sizeof(*sl), 1);
> > > > + if (!dev)
> > > > + return -ENFILE;
> > > >
> > > > - /* Collect hanged up channels. */
> > > > - slc_sync();
> > > > + sl = netdev_priv(dev);
> > > >
> > > > - sl = tty->disc_data;
> > > > + /* Configure TTY interface */
> > > > + tty->receive_room = 65536; /* We don't flow control */
> > > > + sl->rcount = 0;
> > > > + sl->xleft = 0;
> > >
> > > I suggest moving the zeroing to slc_open() - i.e. to the netdev open
> > > function. As a bonus, you can then remove the same two assignments from
> > > slc_close() (see above). They are only used when netif_running(), with
> > > appropiate guards already in place as far as I can see.
> >
> > I think it is better to keep the code as it is, since at the entry of
> > the netdev
> > open function, netif_running already returns true (it is set to true by the
> > calling function) and therefore it would be less safe to reset the
> > rcount and xleft
> > fields.
>
> Wow, great catch!
>
> I wonder why __LINK_STATE_START is set before ->ndo_open() is called...?
>
>
> Since the drivers are similar, I've checked can327. It is unaffected,
> because the counters are additionally guarded by a spinlock. Same in
> slcan, where netdev_close() takes the spinlock to reset the counters.
>
> So you *could* move them to netdev_open() *if* they are always guarded
> by the slcan lock.
>
> Or, leave it as it is, as it seems to be correct. Your choice :)

If possible I prefer not to use spin_lock. So I prefer to keep the code as is.
Thanks and regards,
Dario

>
>
> Thank you!
>
> Max



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