netdev - Re: [PATCH, RFC] skge: Fix race in tx path

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Date:	Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:27:10 +0100
From:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
To:	Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...l.org>,
	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH, RFC] skge: Fix race in tx path

Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org> :
[...]
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/skge.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/skge.c
> index dea0cb4..2d805b9 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/skge.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/skge.c
> @@ -2793,7 +2793,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t skge_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb,
>  		tf->control |= BMU_EOF | BMU_IRQ_EOF;
>  	}
>  	/* Make sure all the descriptors written */
> -	wmb();
> +	skge->tx_ring.to_use = e->next;
> +	smp_wmb();
>  	td->control = BMU_OWN | BMU_SW | BMU_STF | control | len;
>  	wmb();

With this change it seems possible for skge_tx_done to unmap a buffer before
it is sent when the requests for skge_xmit_frame are close enough.

-- 
Ueimor
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