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[v5,11/17] net: sgi: ioc3-eth: no need to stop queue set_multicast_list

Message ID 20190819163144.3478-12-tbogendoerfer@suse.de (mailing list archive)
State Superseded
Headers show
Series Use MFD framework for SGI IOC3 drivers | expand

Commit Message

Thomas Bogendoerfer Aug. 19, 2019, 4:31 p.m. UTC
netif_stop_queue()/netif_wake_qeue() aren't needed for changing
multicast filters. Use spinlocks instead for proper protection
of private struct.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Bogendoerfer <tbogendoerfer@suse.de>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Comments

Jakub Kicinski Aug. 20, 2019, 12:04 a.m. UTC | #1
On Mon, 19 Aug 2019 18:31:34 +0200, Thomas Bogendoerfer wrote:
> netif_stop_queue()/netif_wake_qeue() aren't needed for changing
> multicast filters. Use spinlocks instead for proper protection
> of private struct.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Bogendoerfer <tbogendoerfer@suse.de>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c | 5 ++---
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c
> index d862f28887f9..7f85a3bfef14 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c
> @@ -1542,8 +1542,7 @@ static void ioc3_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
>  	struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
>  	u64 ehar = 0;
>  
> -	netif_stop_queue(dev);				/* Lock out others. */
> -
> +	spin_lock_irq(&ip->ioc3_lock);

What does this lock protect? 
Thomas Bogendoerfer Aug. 21, 2019, 12:40 p.m. UTC | #2
On Mon, 19 Aug 2019 17:04:53 -0700
Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@netronome.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 19 Aug 2019 18:31:34 +0200, Thomas Bogendoerfer wrote:
> > netif_stop_queue()/netif_wake_qeue() aren't needed for changing
> > multicast filters. Use spinlocks instead for proper protection
> > of private struct.
> > 
>
> I thought it may protect ip->emcr, but that one is accessed with no
> locking from the ioc3_timer() -> ioc3_setup_duplex() path..

it should protect ip->emcr ... I'll add spin_lock/unlock to setup_duplex and
respin the patch.

Thomas.
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Patch

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c
index d862f28887f9..7f85a3bfef14 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c
@@ -1542,8 +1542,7 @@  static void ioc3_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
 	u64 ehar = 0;
 
-	netif_stop_queue(dev);				/* Lock out others. */
-
+	spin_lock_irq(&ip->ioc3_lock);
 	if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {			/* Set promiscuous.  */
 		ip->emcr |= EMCR_PROMISC;
 		writel(ip->emcr, &regs->emcr);
@@ -1572,7 +1571,7 @@  static void ioc3_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
 		writel(ip->ehar_l, &regs->ehar_l);
 	}
 
-	netif_wake_queue(dev);			/* Let us get going again. */
+	spin_unlock_irq(&ip->ioc3_lock);
 }
 
 module_pci_driver(ioc3_driver);