netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/2] netxen: Add sanity checks for Rx buffers returning from hardware

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Date:	Thu, 19 Dec 2013 15:05:27 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	david@...son.dropbear.id.au
Cc:	manish.chopra@...gic.com, sony.chacko@...gic.com,
	rajesh.borundia@...gic.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	snagarka@...hat.com, tcamuso@...hat.com, vdasgupt@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] netxen: Add sanity checks for Rx buffers returning
 from hardware

From: David Gibson <david@...son.dropbear.id.au>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:22:33 +1100

> +static int netxen_check_rx_buf(int index, struct netxen_rx_buffer *rxbuf)
> +{
> +	int ret = 0;
> +
> +	if ((rxbuf->list.next != LIST_POISON1)
> +	    || (rxbuf->list.prev != LIST_POISON2)) {
> +		printk(KERN_ERR "netxen: Rx buffer is already on free list "
> +		       "(next=%p, prev=%p)\n", rxbuf->list.next,
> +		       rxbuf->list.prev);
> +		ret = -1;
> +	}

First, you should be using netdev_err() or similar.

Second, doing this unconditionally for every receive packet is
not really reasonable.
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