netdev - Re: [PATCH] slip: fix NOHZ local_softirq

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Date:	Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:07:29 +0200
From:	Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@...tkopp.net>
To:	matvejchikov@...il.com
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] slip: fix NOHZ local_softirq_pending 08 warning

Hello Ilya,

is the processing of characters in the tty input stream for line disciplines
*always* done in softirq context???

If so, i would send a patch for drivers/net/can/slcan.c too ...

Thanks,
Oliver

On 05.08.2011 21:23, Matvejchikov Ilya wrote:
> When using nanosleep() in an userspace application we get a ratelimit warning:
> 
> 	NOHZ: local_softirq_pending 08
> 
> According to 481a8199142c050b72bff8a1956a49fd0a75bbe0 the problem is caused by
> netif_rx() function. This patch replaces netif_rx() with netif_rx_ni() which
> has to be used from process/softirq context.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matvejchikov Ilya <matvejchikov@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/slip.c |    2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/slip.c b/drivers/net/slip.c
> index f11b3f3..4c61753 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/slip.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/slip.c
> @@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static void sl_bump(struct slip *sl)
>  	memcpy(skb_put(skb, count), sl->rbuff, count);
>  	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
>  	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_IP);
> -	netif_rx(skb);
> +	netif_rx_ni(skb);
>  	dev->stats.rx_packets++;
>  }
> 

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