netdev - Re: [RFC net 00/03]: dev_queue

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Date:	Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:33:26 +0200
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC net 00/03]: dev_queue_xmit error propagation

David Miller wrote:
> From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
> Date: Tue,  9 Jun 2009 18:16:59 +0200 (MEST)
> 
>> Currently the ->ndo_hard_start_xmit() callbacks are only permitted to return
>> one of the NETDEV_TX codes. This prevents any kind of error propagation for
>> virtual devices, like queue congestion of the underlying device in case of
>> layered devices, or unreachability in case of tunnels.
>>
>> These patches change the return conventions so hard_start_xmit() can return
>> a NETDEV_TX code, an errno code or a NET_XMIT code. This means it can
>> additionally to the NETDEV_TX codes simply return the value of dev_queue_xmit().
>>

> These changes look fine to me.
> 
> That one if() conditional checking 'ret' for three different
> properties is stretching the brain a bit.  Maybe you can
> encapsulate that sucker into an inline function with suitable
> comments.  That way when someone reads the test, it just says
> what it is looking for, rather than being some complicated
> set of tests.

Yeah, I mainly failed to come up with a suitable name, but I've now
moved it to an inline function called "dev_xmit_skb_consumed".
Better suggestions are still welcome though :)

> Once you fix that up and the problem Eric spotted in patch #3
> feel free to formally submit this.

I still need to verify that no drivers are using the raw values for
the NETDEV_TX codes since NETDEV_TX_LOCKED is using a different
value with my patch. I'll probably submit them later today.
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