linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v6 09/14] net: ethernet: oa_tc6: implement transmit path to transfer tx ethernet frames

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Message-ID: <20240816095519.57b470b8@kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 09:55:19 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Parthiban Veerasooran <Parthiban.Veerasooran@...rochip.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v6 09/14] net: ethernet: oa_tc6: implement
 transmit path to transfer tx ethernet frames

On Mon, 12 Aug 2024 15:56:06 +0530 Parthiban Veerasooran wrote:
> +		if (skb_queue_len(&tc6->tx_skb_q) < OA_TC6_TX_SKB_QUEUE_SIZE &&
> +		    netif_queue_stopped(tc6->netdev))
> +			netif_wake_queue(tc6->netdev);

FWIW I'm not sure you actually need a queue in the driver.
"A queue of 1" may be enough, IIUC calling netif_wake_queue()
will cause something like an interrupt to fire immediately,
and start_xmit for the next frame should get called before
netif_wake_queue() returns. I could be wrong :)