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Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 08:25:25 -0700
From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To: Allen Pais <allen.lkml@...il.com>
Cc: kuba@...nel.org, Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/15] ethernet: Convert from tasklet to BH workqueue
On Thu, 20 Jun 2024 22:05:10 -0700
Allen Pais <allen.lkml@...il.com> wrote:
> The only generic interface to execute asynchronously in the BH context is
> tasklet; however, it's marked deprecated and has some design flaws. To
> replace tasklets, BH workqueue support was recently added. A BH workqueue
> behaves similarly to regular workqueues except that the queued work items
> are executed in the BH context.
>
> This patch converts a few drivers in drivers/ethernet/* from tasklet
> to BH workqueue. The next set will be sent out after the next -rc is
> out.
>
> This series is based on
> commit a6ec08beec9e ("Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net")
>
> First version converting all the drivers can be found at:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240507190111.16710
> -2-apais@...ux.microsoft.com/
>
>
> Allen Pais (15):
> net: alteon: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue
> mechanism
> net: xgbe: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue mechanism
> net: cnic: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue mechanism
> net: macb: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue mechanism
> net: cavium/liquidio: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue
> mechanism
> net: octeon: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue
> mechanism
> net: thunderx: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue
> mechanism
> net: chelsio: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue
> mechanism
> net: sundance: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue
> mechanism
> net: hinic: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue mechanism
> net: ehea: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue mechanism
> net: ibmvnic: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue
> mechanism
> net: jme: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue mechanism
> net: marvell: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue
> mechanism
> net: mtk-wed: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue
> mechanism
>
> drivers/net/ethernet/alteon/acenic.c | 26 +++----
> drivers/net/ethernet/alteon/acenic.h | 8 +--
> drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c | 30 ++++----
> drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-i2c.c | 16 ++---
> drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-mdio.c | 16 ++---
> drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-pci.c | 4 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h | 10 +--
> drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c | 19 ++---
> drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.h | 2 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h | 3 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c | 10 +--
> .../net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c | 4 +-
> .../net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c | 24 +++----
> .../ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c | 10 +--
> .../ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_droq.c | 4 +-
> .../ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_main.h | 4 +-
> .../net/ethernet/cavium/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c | 13 ++--
> drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic.h | 5 +-
> .../net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c | 24 +++----
> .../ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_queues.c | 4 +-
> .../ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_queues.h | 2 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb/sge.c | 19 ++---
> drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4.h | 9 +--
> .../net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c | 2 +-
> .../ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_mqprio.c | 4 +-
> .../net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_uld.c | 2 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/sge.c | 40 +++++------
> drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/sge.c | 6 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/sundance.c | 41 +++++------
> .../net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_hw_cmdq.c | 2 +-
> .../net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_hw_eqs.c | 17 +++--
> .../net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_hw_eqs.h | 2 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ehea/ehea.h | 3 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ehea/ehea_main.c | 14 ++--
> drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c | 24 +++----
> drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.h | 2 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/jme.c | 72 +++++++++----------
> drivers/net/ethernet/jme.h | 8 +--
> .../net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c | 4 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/skge.c | 12 ++--
> drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/skge.h | 3 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_wed_wo.c | 12 ++--
> drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_wed_wo.h | 3 +-
> 43 files changed, 273 insertions(+), 266 deletions(-)
>
This should also go to netdev@...r.kernel.org
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