linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: ethernet: mtk-star-emac: return ok when xmit drops

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Date:   Thu, 12 Nov 2020 12:40:32 +0100
From:   Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>
To:     Vincent Stehlé <vincent.stehle@...oste.net>
Cc:     netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        arm-soc <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "moderated list:ARM/Mediatek SoC..." 
        <linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: ethernet: mtk-star-emac: return ok when xmit drops

On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 12:35 PM Vincent Stehlé
<vincent.stehle@...oste.net> wrote:
>
> The ndo_start_xmit() method must return NETDEV_TX_OK if the DMA mapping
> fails, after freeing the socket buffer.
> Fix the mtk_star_netdev_start_xmit() function accordingly.
>
> Fixes: 8c7bd5a454ff ("net: ethernet: mtk-star-emac: new driver")
> Signed-off-by: Vincent Stehlé <vincent.stehle@...oste.net>
> Cc: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> Cc: Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_star_emac.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_star_emac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_star_emac.c
> index 13250553263b5..e56a26f797f28 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_star_emac.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_star_emac.c
> @@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ static int mtk_star_netdev_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
>  err_drop_packet:
>         dev_kfree_skb(skb);
>         ndev->stats.tx_dropped++;
> -       return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
> +       return NETDEV_TX_OK;
>  }
>
>  /* Returns the number of bytes sent or a negative number on the first
> --
> 2.28.0
>

Good catch, thanks!

Acked-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>