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Message-ID: <34d674a3cef104b3b3417645f8b52f0c8972ac08.camel@microchip.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2025 02:51:44 +0000
From: <Thangaraj.S@...rochip.com>
To: <gerhard@...leder-embedded.com>
CC: <andrew+netdev@...n.ch>, <Bryan.Whitehead@...rochip.com>,
<davem@...emloft.net>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <kuba@...nel.org>,
<pabeni@...hat.com>, <edumazet@...gle.com>, <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>,
<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: ethernet: microchip: lan743x: Fix memory
allocation failure
Hi Gerhard,
Thanks for reviewing the patch. Please find my response inline.
On Fri, 2025-03-14 at 21:37 +0100, Gerhard Engleder wrote:
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> On 14.03.25 08:02, Thangaraj Samynathan wrote:
> > The driver allocates ring elements using GFP_ATOMIC and GFP_DMA
> > flags. The allocation is not done in atomic context and there is
> > no dependency from LAN743x hardware on memory allocation should be
> > in DMA_ZONE. Hence modifying the flags to use only GFP_KERNEL.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Thangaraj Samynathan <thangaraj.s@...rochip.com>
> > ---
> > drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c | 3 +--
> > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c
> > b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c
> > index 23760b613d3e..c10b0131d5fb 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c
> > @@ -2495,8 +2495,7 @@ static int lan743x_rx_process_buffer(struct
> > lan743x_rx *rx)
> >
> > /* save existing skb, allocate new skb and map to dma */
> > skb = buffer_info->skb;
> > - if (lan743x_rx_init_ring_element(rx, rx->last_head,
> > - GFP_ATOMIC | GFP_DMA)) {
> > + if (lan743x_rx_init_ring_element(rx, rx->last_head,
> > GFP_KERNEL)) {
>
> I agree with removing GFP_DMA. If it would be needed, then everywhere
> and not only here in NAPI context as it is intended for hardware
> limitations.
>
> I'm not sure if GFP_ATOMIC can be removed. Isn't NAPI an atomic
> context?
> For example napi_alloc_skb() and page_pool_dev_alloc_pages() use
> GFP_ATOMIC.
>
Yes, you are right. GFP ATOMIC cannot be removed. Will address this in
the next revision of the patch
> Gerhard
>
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