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Date:	Fri, 6 Dec 2013 14:42:44 +0800
From:	Wang Weidong <wangweidong1@...wei.com>
To:	Ying Xue <ying.xue@...driver.com>, <jon.maloy@...csson.com>,
	<allan.stephens@...driver.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <tipc-discussion@...ts.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/6] tipc: add link_kfree_skbuff helper function

On 2013/12/6 14:34, Ying Xue wrote:
> On 12/06/2013 02:23 PM, Wang Weidong wrote:
>> replaces some chunks of code that kfree the sk_buff.
>> This is just code simplification, no functional changes.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Wang Weidong <wangweidong1@...wei.com>
>> ---
>>  net/tipc/link.c | 58 +++++++++++++++++++--------------------------------------
>>  1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
>> index 69cd9bf..1c27d7b 100644
>> --- a/net/tipc/link.c
>> +++ b/net/tipc/link.c
>> @@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ static unsigned int align(unsigned int i)
>>  	return (i + 3) & ~3u;
>>  }
>>  
>> +static void link_kfree_skbuff(struct sk_buff *buf)
>> +{
>> +	struct sk_buff *next;
>> +
>> +	while (buf) {
>> +		next = buf->next;
>> +		kfree_skb(buf);
>> +		buf = next;
>> +	}
>> +}
>> +
> 
> Your new defined function is unnecessary, instead we already have
> another patch doing the same thing with kfree_skb_list(), and the patch
> will be to be sent out soon.
> 
> Please see below link:
> 
> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.network.tipc.general/5140/
> 
> And the patch cleans up more things than your patch.
> 

Yes, You are right. 
Thanks.

> Regards,
> Ying
> 
>>  static void link_init_max_pkt(struct tipc_link *l_ptr)
>>  {
>>  	u32 max_pkt;
>> @@ -387,13 +398,8 @@ exit:
>>  static void link_release_outqueue(struct tipc_link *l_ptr)
>>  {
>>  	struct sk_buff *buf = l_ptr->first_out;
>> -	struct sk_buff *next;
>>  
>> -	while (buf) {
>> -		next = buf->next;
>> -		kfree_skb(buf);
>> -		buf = next;
>> -	}
>> +	link_kfree_skbuff(buf);
>>  	l_ptr->first_out = NULL;
>>  	l_ptr->out_queue_size = 0;
>>  }
>> @@ -416,21 +422,12 @@ void tipc_link_reset_fragments(struct tipc_link *l_ptr)
>>  void tipc_link_stop(struct tipc_link *l_ptr)
>>  {
>>  	struct sk_buff *buf;
>> -	struct sk_buff *next;
>>  
>>  	buf = l_ptr->oldest_deferred_in;
>> -	while (buf) {
>> -		next = buf->next;
>> -		kfree_skb(buf);
>> -		buf = next;
>> -	}
>> +	link_kfree_skbuff(buf);
>>  
>>  	buf = l_ptr->first_out;
>> -	while (buf) {
>> -		next = buf->next;
>> -		kfree_skb(buf);
>> -		buf = next;
>> -	}
>> +	link_kfree_skbuff(buf);
>>  
>>  	tipc_link_reset_fragments(l_ptr);
>>  
>> @@ -472,11 +469,7 @@ void tipc_link_reset(struct tipc_link *l_ptr)
>>  	kfree_skb(l_ptr->proto_msg_queue);
>>  	l_ptr->proto_msg_queue = NULL;
>>  	buf = l_ptr->oldest_deferred_in;
>> -	while (buf) {
>> -		struct sk_buff *next = buf->next;
>> -		kfree_skb(buf);
>> -		buf = next;
>> -	}
>> +	link_kfree_skbuff(buf);
>>  	if (!list_empty(&l_ptr->waiting_ports))
>>  		tipc_link_wakeup_ports(l_ptr, 1);
>>  
>> @@ -1127,10 +1120,7 @@ again:
>>  		if (copy_from_user(buf->data + fragm_crs, sect_crs, sz)) {
>>  			res = -EFAULT;
>>  error:
>> -			for (; buf_chain; buf_chain = buf) {
>> -				buf = buf_chain->next;
>> -				kfree_skb(buf_chain);
>> -			}
>> +			link_kfree_skbuff(buf_chain);
>>  			return res;
>>  		}
>>  		sect_crs += sz;
>> @@ -1180,18 +1170,12 @@ error:
>>  		if (l_ptr->max_pkt < max_pkt) {
>>  			sender->max_pkt = l_ptr->max_pkt;
>>  			tipc_node_unlock(node);
>> -			for (; buf_chain; buf_chain = buf) {
>> -				buf = buf_chain->next;
>> -				kfree_skb(buf_chain);
>> -			}
>> +			link_kfree_skbuff(buf_chain);
>>  			goto again;
>>  		}
>>  	} else {
>>  reject:
>> -		for (; buf_chain; buf_chain = buf) {
>> -			buf = buf_chain->next;
>> -			kfree_skb(buf_chain);
>> -		}
>> +		link_kfree_skbuff(buf_chain);
>>  		return tipc_port_reject_sections(sender, hdr, msg_sect,
>>  						 len, TIPC_ERR_NO_NODE);
>>  	}
>> @@ -2306,11 +2290,7 @@ static int link_send_long_buf(struct tipc_link *l_ptr, struct sk_buff *buf)
>>  		fragm = tipc_buf_acquire(fragm_sz + INT_H_SIZE);
>>  		if (fragm == NULL) {
>>  			kfree_skb(buf);
>> -			while (buf_chain) {
>> -				buf = buf_chain;
>> -				buf_chain = buf_chain->next;
>> -				kfree_skb(buf);
>> -			}
>> +			link_kfree_skbuff(buf_chain);
>>  			return -ENOMEM;
>>  		}
>>  		msg_set_size(&fragm_hdr, fragm_sz + INT_H_SIZE);
>>
> 
> 
> .
> 


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