| Message ID | 200909111707.23971.mb@bu3sch.de (mailing list archive) |
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Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de> writes: >> > mac80211 (or some other part of the networking stack) triggers this >> > warning in the NOHZ code: NOHZ: local_softirq_pending 08 >> > >> > 08 seems to be NET_RX_SOFTIRQ. >> > >> > It happens, because my test driver b43 handles all RX and TX-status >> > callbacks in process context. I guess some part of the networking >> > stack expects RX to be in tasklet and/or softirq context. >> > >> > We also have a report of this warning in wl1251, so it's probably not >> > a b43 problem. >> >> Yes, I see this with wl1251. It uses workqueues everywhere. >> > > This patch seems to fix it. Yes, it does. Thanks. > Signed-off-by: Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de> Tested-by: Kalle Valo <kalle.valo@nokia.com>
Michael Buesch wrote: > On Friday 11 September 2009 16:57:54 Kalle Valo wrote: >> Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de> writes: >> >>> Hi, >> Hallo, >> >>> mac80211 (or some other part of the networking stack) triggers this >>> warning in the NOHZ code: NOHZ: local_softirq_pending 08 >>> >>> 08 seems to be NET_RX_SOFTIRQ. >>> >>> It happens, because my test driver b43 handles all RX and TX-status >>> callbacks in process context. I guess some part of the networking >>> stack expects RX to be in tasklet and/or softirq context. >>> >>> We also have a report of this warning in wl1251, so it's probably not >>> a b43 problem. >> Yes, I see this with wl1251. It uses workqueues everywhere. >> > > This patch seems to fix it. > > Signed-off-by: Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de> > > Index: wireless-testing/net/mac80211/cfg.c > =================================================================== > --- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/cfg.c 2009-08-09 18:47:11.000000000 +0200 > +++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/cfg.c 2009-09-11 16:59:12.000000000 +0200 > @@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ static void ieee80211_send_layer2_update > skb->dev = sta->sdata->dev; > skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, sta->sdata->dev); > memset(skb->cb, 0, sizeof(skb->cb)); > - netif_rx(skb); > + ieee80211_netif_rx(skb); > } > > static void sta_apply_parameters(struct ieee80211_local *local, > Index: wireless-testing/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h > =================================================================== > --- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h 2009-08-23 00:06:41.000000000 +0200 > +++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h 2009-09-11 17:02:05.000000000 +0200 > @@ -1053,6 +1053,14 @@ void ieee80211_tx_pending(unsigned long > int ieee80211_monitor_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev); > int ieee80211_subif_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev); > > +/* rx handling */ > +static inline int ieee80211_netif_rx(struct sk_buff *skb) > +{ > + if (in_interrupt()) > + return netif_rx(skb); > + return netif_rx_ni(skb); > +} > + Hello Michael, i know this NOHZ warning from the CAN stack also - but now, i know what caused this warning. I fixed it in my local tree and it works. Thanks! As there are several users in the kernel do exact this test and call the appropriate netif_rx() function, i would suggest to create a static inline function: static inline int netif_rx_ti(struct sk_buff *skb) { if (in_interrupt()) return netif_rx(skb); return netif_rx_ni(skb); } ('ti' for test in_interrupt()) in include/linux/netdevice.h What do you think about that? Regards, Oliver -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
On Friday 11 September 2009 18:07:39 Oliver Hartkopp wrote: > Michael Buesch wrote: > > On Friday 11 September 2009 16:57:54 Kalle Valo wrote: > >> Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de> writes: > >> > >>> Hi, > >> Hallo, > >> > >>> mac80211 (or some other part of the networking stack) triggers this > >>> warning in the NOHZ code: NOHZ: local_softirq_pending 08 > >>> > >>> 08 seems to be NET_RX_SOFTIRQ. > >>> > >>> It happens, because my test driver b43 handles all RX and TX-status > >>> callbacks in process context. I guess some part of the networking > >>> stack expects RX to be in tasklet and/or softirq context. > >>> > >>> We also have a report of this warning in wl1251, so it's probably not > >>> a b43 problem. > >> Yes, I see this with wl1251. It uses workqueues everywhere. > >> > > > > This patch seems to fix it. > > > > Signed-off-by: Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de> > > > > Index: wireless-testing/net/mac80211/cfg.c > > =================================================================== > > --- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/cfg.c 2009-08-09 18:47:11.000000000 +0200 > > +++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/cfg.c 2009-09-11 16:59:12.000000000 +0200 > > @@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ static void ieee80211_send_layer2_update > > skb->dev = sta->sdata->dev; > > skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, sta->sdata->dev); > > memset(skb->cb, 0, sizeof(skb->cb)); > > - netif_rx(skb); > > + ieee80211_netif_rx(skb); > > } > > > > static void sta_apply_parameters(struct ieee80211_local *local, > > Index: wireless-testing/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h > > =================================================================== > > --- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h 2009-08-23 00:06:41.000000000 +0200 > > +++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h 2009-09-11 17:02:05.000000000 +0200 > > @@ -1053,6 +1053,14 @@ void ieee80211_tx_pending(unsigned long > > int ieee80211_monitor_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev); > > int ieee80211_subif_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev); > > > > +/* rx handling */ > > +static inline int ieee80211_netif_rx(struct sk_buff *skb) > > +{ > > + if (in_interrupt()) > > + return netif_rx(skb); > > + return netif_rx_ni(skb); > > +} > > + > > Hello Michael, > > i know this NOHZ warning from the CAN stack also - but now, i know what caused > this warning. I fixed it in my local tree and it works. Thanks! > > As there are several users in the kernel do exact this test and call the > appropriate netif_rx() function, i would suggest to create a static inline > function: > > static inline int netif_rx_ti(struct sk_buff *skb) > { > if (in_interrupt()) > return netif_rx(skb); > return netif_rx_ni(skb); > } > > ('ti' for test in_interrupt()) > > in include/linux/netdevice.h > > What do you think about that? Yeah, I'm fine with that.
Index: wireless-testing/net/mac80211/cfg.c =================================================================== --- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/cfg.c 2009-08-09 18:47:11.000000000 +0200 +++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/cfg.c 2009-09-11 16:59:12.000000000 +0200 @@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ static void ieee80211_send_layer2_update skb->dev = sta->sdata->dev; skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, sta->sdata->dev); memset(skb->cb, 0, sizeof(skb->cb)); - netif_rx(skb); + ieee80211_netif_rx(skb); } static void sta_apply_parameters(struct ieee80211_local *local, Index: wireless-testing/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h =================================================================== --- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h 2009-08-23 00:06:41.000000000 +0200 +++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h 2009-09-11 17:02:05.000000000 +0200 @@ -1053,6 +1053,14 @@ void ieee80211_tx_pending(unsigned long int ieee80211_monitor_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev); int ieee80211_subif_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev); +/* rx handling */ +static inline int ieee80211_netif_rx(struct sk_buff *skb) +{ + if (in_interrupt()) + return netif_rx(skb); + return netif_rx_ni(skb); +} + /* HT */ void ieee80211_ht_cap_ie_to_sta_ht_cap(struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband, struct ieee80211_ht_cap *ht_cap_ie, Index: wireless-testing/net/mac80211/main.c =================================================================== --- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/main.c 2009-08-23 00:06:41.000000000 +0200 +++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/main.c 2009-09-11 16:59:35.000000000 +0200 @@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee8021 skb2 = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC); if (skb2) { skb2->dev = prev_dev; - netif_rx(skb2); + ieee80211_netif_rx(skb2); } } @@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee8021 } if (prev_dev) { skb->dev = prev_dev; - netif_rx(skb); + ieee80211_netif_rx(skb); skb = NULL; } rcu_read_unlock(); Index: wireless-testing/net/mac80211/rx.c =================================================================== --- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/rx.c 2009-09-04 19:08:05.000000000 +0200 +++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/rx.c 2009-09-11 17:00:08.000000000 +0200 @@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_monitor(struct ieee80211_lo skb2 = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC); if (skb2) { skb2->dev = prev_dev; - netif_rx(skb2); + ieee80211_netif_rx(skb2); } } @@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_monitor(struct ieee80211_lo if (prev_dev) { skb->dev = prev_dev; - netif_rx(skb); + ieee80211_netif_rx(skb); } else dev_kfree_skb(skb); @@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ ieee80211_deliver_skb(struct ieee80211_r /* deliver to local stack */ skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, dev); memset(skb->cb, 0, sizeof(skb->cb)); - netif_rx(skb); + ieee80211_netif_rx(skb); } } @@ -1943,7 +1943,7 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_cooked_monitor( skb2 = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC); if (skb2) { skb2->dev = prev_dev; - netif_rx(skb2); + ieee80211_netif_rx(skb2); } } @@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_cooked_monitor( if (prev_dev) { skb->dev = prev_dev; - netif_rx(skb); + ieee80211_netif_rx(skb); skb = NULL; } else goto out_free_skb;