linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 09/12] net: ethernet: oa_tc6: implement receive path to receive rx ethernet frames

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Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2024 01:14:33 +0100
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Parthiban Veerasooran <Parthiban.Veerasooran@...rochip.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 09/12] net: ethernet: oa_tc6: implement
 receive path to receive rx ethernet frames

> +static int oa_tc6_allocate_rx_skb(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
> +{
> +	tc6->rx_skb = netdev_alloc_skb(tc6->netdev, tc6->netdev->mtu + ETH_HLEN +
> +				       ETH_FCS_LEN + NET_IP_ALIGN);
> +	if (!tc6->rx_skb) {
> +		tc6->netdev->stats.rx_dropped++;
> +		netdev_err(tc6->netdev, "Out of memory for rx'd frame");

If that happens, it is not something which will fix itself quickly. So
you are likely to spam the logs. The counter on its own is probably
enough.

	Andrew