linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 23/31] serial: 8250_mxpcie: defer uart_write

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Message-ID: <CAHp75Vehx0kwigcGzpa50ksgALTCYaK5L9sbOgi_JX49AUTKAQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 04:05:30 +0200
From: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To: Crescent Hsieh <crescentcy.hsieh@...a.com>
Cc: gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, jirislaby@...nel.org, 
	ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 23/31] serial: 8250_mxpcie: defer uart_write_wakeup to workqueue

On Sun, Nov 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM Crescent Hsieh
<crescentcy.hsieh@...a.com> wrote:
>
> When the TX FIFO drops below WAKEUP_CHARS, mxpcie used to call
> uart_write_wakeup() directly from the interrupt path. Move this into a
> per-port work item so we avoid doing TTY wakeups in interrupt context and
> reduce IRQ-side work.
>
> Changes:
> - Add per-port state (event_flags, work, cached uport pointer).
> - In tx_chars(), set a TXLOW event and schedule the per-port work instead
>   of calling uart_write_wakeup() directly.
> - The work handler test-and-clear the TXLOW bit and calls
>   uart_write_wakeup().
>
> This keeps IRQ handlers lightweight and avoids potential locking or RT
> latency issues while preserving existing behavior.
>
> Note: removal path must cancel pending works before unregistering ports.

...

> +       struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(port->dev);
> +       struct mxpcie8250 *priv = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);

dev_get_drvdata();

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko