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Message-Id: <20100422190920.914838878@kvm.kroah.org>
Date:	Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:10:03 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Cc:	stable-review@...nel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Subject: [152/197] b43: Optimize PIO scratchbuffer usage

2.6.32-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.

------------------

From: Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>

commit 88499ab3d8dbbf9c080416952603742666c71262 upstream.

This optimizes the PIO scratchbuffer usage.

Signed-off-by: Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@...driver.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

---
 drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h  |   16 +-------
 drivers/net/wireless/b43/pio.c  |   79 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 drivers/net/wireless/b43/xmit.c |    2 -
 3 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h
@@ -751,12 +751,6 @@ struct b43_wldev {
 #endif
 };
 
-/*
- * Include goes here to avoid a dependency problem.
- * A better fix would be to integrate xmit.h into b43.h.
- */
-#include "xmit.h"
-
 /* Data structure for the WLAN parts (802.11 cores) of the b43 chip. */
 struct b43_wl {
 	/* Pointer to the active wireless device on this chip */
@@ -831,13 +825,9 @@ struct b43_wl {
 	/* The device LEDs. */
 	struct b43_leds leds;
 
-	/*
-	 * RX/TX header/tail buffers used by the frame transmit functions.
-	 */
-	struct b43_rxhdr_fw4 rxhdr;
-	struct b43_txhdr txhdr;
-	u8 rx_tail[4];
-	u8 tx_tail[4];
+	/* Kmalloc'ed scratch space for PIO TX/RX. Protected by wl->mutex. */
+	u8 pio_scratchspace[110] __attribute__((__aligned__(8)));
+	u8 pio_tailspace[4] __attribute__((__aligned__(8)));
 };
 
 static inline struct b43_wl *hw_to_b43_wl(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pio.c
@@ -342,12 +342,15 @@ static u16 tx_write_2byte_queue(struct b
 			q->mmio_base + B43_PIO_TXDATA,
 			sizeof(u16));
 	if (data_len & 1) {
+		u8 *tail = wl->pio_tailspace;
+		BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(wl->pio_tailspace) < 2);
+
 		/* Write the last byte. */
 		ctl &= ~B43_PIO_TXCTL_WRITEHI;
 		b43_piotx_write16(q, B43_PIO_TXCTL, ctl);
-		wl->tx_tail[0] = data[data_len - 1];
-		wl->tx_tail[1] = 0;
-		ssb_block_write(dev->dev, wl->tx_tail, 2,
+		tail[0] = data[data_len - 1];
+		tail[1] = 0;
+		ssb_block_write(dev->dev, tail, 2,
 				q->mmio_base + B43_PIO_TXDATA,
 				sizeof(u16));
 	}
@@ -393,31 +396,31 @@ static u32 tx_write_4byte_queue(struct b
 			q->mmio_base + B43_PIO8_TXDATA,
 			sizeof(u32));
 	if (data_len & 3) {
-		wl->tx_tail[3] = 0;
+		u8 *tail = wl->pio_tailspace;
+		BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(wl->pio_tailspace) < 4);
+
+		memset(tail, 0, 4);
 		/* Write the last few bytes. */
 		ctl &= ~(B43_PIO8_TXCTL_8_15 | B43_PIO8_TXCTL_16_23 |
 			 B43_PIO8_TXCTL_24_31);
 		switch (data_len & 3) {
 		case 3:
 			ctl |= B43_PIO8_TXCTL_16_23 | B43_PIO8_TXCTL_8_15;
-			wl->tx_tail[0] = data[data_len - 3];
-			wl->tx_tail[1] = data[data_len - 2];
-			wl->tx_tail[2] = data[data_len - 1];
+			tail[0] = data[data_len - 3];
+			tail[1] = data[data_len - 2];
+			tail[2] = data[data_len - 1];
 			break;
 		case 2:
 			ctl |= B43_PIO8_TXCTL_8_15;
-			wl->tx_tail[0] = data[data_len - 2];
-			wl->tx_tail[1] = data[data_len - 1];
-			wl->tx_tail[2] = 0;
+			tail[0] = data[data_len - 2];
+			tail[1] = data[data_len - 1];
 			break;
 		case 1:
-			wl->tx_tail[0] = data[data_len - 1];
-			wl->tx_tail[1] = 0;
-			wl->tx_tail[2] = 0;
+			tail[0] = data[data_len - 1];
 			break;
 		}
 		b43_piotx_write32(q, B43_PIO8_TXCTL, ctl);
-		ssb_block_write(dev->dev, wl->tx_tail, 4,
+		ssb_block_write(dev->dev, tail, 4,
 				q->mmio_base + B43_PIO8_TXDATA,
 				sizeof(u32));
 	}
@@ -456,6 +459,7 @@ static int pio_tx_frame(struct b43_pio_t
 	int err;
 	unsigned int hdrlen;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
+	struct b43_txhdr *txhdr = (struct b43_txhdr *)wl->pio_scratchspace;
 
 	B43_WARN_ON(list_empty(&q->packets_list));
 	pack = list_entry(q->packets_list.next,
@@ -463,7 +467,9 @@ static int pio_tx_frame(struct b43_pio_t
 
 	cookie = generate_cookie(q, pack);
 	hdrlen = b43_txhdr_size(dev);
-	err = b43_generate_txhdr(dev, (u8 *)&wl->txhdr, skb,
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(wl->pio_scratchspace) < sizeof(struct b43_txhdr));
+	B43_WARN_ON(sizeof(wl->pio_scratchspace) < hdrlen);
+	err = b43_generate_txhdr(dev, (u8 *)txhdr, skb,
 				 info, cookie);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
@@ -477,9 +483,9 @@ static int pio_tx_frame(struct b43_pio_t
 
 	pack->skb = skb;
 	if (q->rev >= 8)
-		pio_tx_frame_4byte_queue(pack, (const u8 *)&wl->txhdr, hdrlen);
+		pio_tx_frame_4byte_queue(pack, (const u8 *)txhdr, hdrlen);
 	else
-		pio_tx_frame_2byte_queue(pack, (const u8 *)&wl->txhdr, hdrlen);
+		pio_tx_frame_2byte_queue(pack, (const u8 *)txhdr, hdrlen);
 
 	/* Remove it from the list of available packet slots.
 	 * It will be put back when we receive the status report. */
@@ -625,8 +631,11 @@ static bool pio_rx_frame(struct b43_pio_
 	unsigned int i, padding;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	const char *err_msg = NULL;
+	struct b43_rxhdr_fw4 *rxhdr =
+		(struct b43_rxhdr_fw4 *)wl->pio_scratchspace;
 
-	memset(&wl->rxhdr, 0, sizeof(wl->rxhdr));
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(wl->pio_scratchspace) < sizeof(*rxhdr));
+	memset(rxhdr, 0, sizeof(*rxhdr));
 
 	/* Check if we have data and wait for it to get ready. */
 	if (q->rev >= 8) {
@@ -664,16 +673,16 @@ data_ready:
 
 	/* Get the preamble (RX header) */
 	if (q->rev >= 8) {
-		ssb_block_read(dev->dev, &wl->rxhdr, sizeof(wl->rxhdr),
+		ssb_block_read(dev->dev, rxhdr, sizeof(*rxhdr),
 			       q->mmio_base + B43_PIO8_RXDATA,
 			       sizeof(u32));
 	} else {
-		ssb_block_read(dev->dev, &wl->rxhdr, sizeof(wl->rxhdr),
+		ssb_block_read(dev->dev, rxhdr, sizeof(*rxhdr),
 			       q->mmio_base + B43_PIO_RXDATA,
 			       sizeof(u16));
 	}
 	/* Sanity checks. */
-	len = le16_to_cpu(wl->rxhdr.frame_len);
+	len = le16_to_cpu(rxhdr->frame_len);
 	if (unlikely(len > 0x700)) {
 		err_msg = "len > 0x700";
 		goto rx_error;
@@ -683,7 +692,7 @@ data_ready:
 		goto rx_error;
 	}
 
-	macstat = le32_to_cpu(wl->rxhdr.mac_status);
+	macstat = le32_to_cpu(rxhdr->mac_status);
 	if (macstat & B43_RX_MAC_FCSERR) {
 		if (!(q->dev->wl->filter_flags & FIF_FCSFAIL)) {
 			/* Drop frames with failed FCS. */
@@ -708,22 +717,25 @@ data_ready:
 			       q->mmio_base + B43_PIO8_RXDATA,
 			       sizeof(u32));
 		if (len & 3) {
+			u8 *tail = wl->pio_tailspace;
+			BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(wl->pio_tailspace) < 4);
+
 			/* Read the last few bytes. */
-			ssb_block_read(dev->dev, wl->rx_tail, 4,
+			ssb_block_read(dev->dev, tail, 4,
 				       q->mmio_base + B43_PIO8_RXDATA,
 				       sizeof(u32));
 			switch (len & 3) {
 			case 3:
-				skb->data[len + padding - 3] = wl->rx_tail[0];
-				skb->data[len + padding - 2] = wl->rx_tail[1];
-				skb->data[len + padding - 1] = wl->rx_tail[2];
+				skb->data[len + padding - 3] = tail[0];
+				skb->data[len + padding - 2] = tail[1];
+				skb->data[len + padding - 1] = tail[2];
 				break;
 			case 2:
-				skb->data[len + padding - 2] = wl->rx_tail[0];
-				skb->data[len + padding - 1] = wl->rx_tail[1];
+				skb->data[len + padding - 2] = tail[0];
+				skb->data[len + padding - 1] = tail[1];
 				break;
 			case 1:
-				skb->data[len + padding - 1] = wl->rx_tail[0];
+				skb->data[len + padding - 1] = tail[0];
 				break;
 			}
 		}
@@ -732,15 +744,18 @@ data_ready:
 			       q->mmio_base + B43_PIO_RXDATA,
 			       sizeof(u16));
 		if (len & 1) {
+			u8 *tail = wl->pio_tailspace;
+			BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(wl->pio_tailspace) < 2);
+
 			/* Read the last byte. */
-			ssb_block_read(dev->dev, wl->rx_tail, 2,
+			ssb_block_read(dev->dev, tail, 2,
 				       q->mmio_base + B43_PIO_RXDATA,
 				       sizeof(u16));
-			skb->data[len + padding - 1] = wl->rx_tail[0];
+			skb->data[len + padding - 1] = tail[0];
 		}
 	}
 
-	b43_rx(q->dev, skb, &wl->rxhdr);
+	b43_rx(q->dev, skb, rxhdr);
 
 	return 1;
 
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/xmit.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 */
 
-#include "b43.h"
+#include "xmit.h"
 #include "phy_common.h"
 #include "dma.h"
 #include "pio.h"


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