linux-kernel - [net-next PATCH 2/4] netdev: make napi_schedule return bool on NAPI successful schedule

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Message-Id: <20231002151023.4054-2-ansuelsmth@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon,  2 Oct 2023 17:10:21 +0200
From:   Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@...il.com>
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Subject: [net-next PATCH 2/4] netdev: make napi_schedule return bool on NAPI successful schedule

Change napi_schedule to return a bool on NAPI successful schedule. This
might be useful for some driver to do additional step after a NAPI ahs
been scheduled.

Signed-off-by: Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@...il.com>
---
 include/linux/netdevice.h | 11 +++++++++--
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 7e520c14eb8c..2bead8e2a14d 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -490,11 +490,18 @@ bool napi_schedule_prep(struct napi_struct *n);
  *
  * Schedule NAPI poll routine to be called if it is not already
  * running.
+ * Return true if we schedule a NAPI or false if not.
+ * Refer to napi_schedule_prep() for additional reason on why
+ * a NAPI might not be scheduled.
  */
-static inline void napi_schedule(struct napi_struct *n)
+static inline bool napi_schedule(struct napi_struct *n)
 {
-	if (napi_schedule_prep(n))
+	if (napi_schedule_prep(n)) {
 		__napi_schedule(n);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 /**
-- 
2.40.1