netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH v3] rtl8xxxu: Improve TX performance of RTL8723BU on rtl8xxxu driver

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Date:   Wed, 29 May 2019 12:11:58 -0600
From:   Daniel Drake <drake@...lessm.com>
To:     Chris Chiu <chiu@...lessm.com>
Cc:     Jes Sorensen <jes.sorensen@...il.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Upstreaming Team <linux@...lessm.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v3] rtl8xxxu: Improve TX performance of RTL8723BU on
 rtl8xxxu driver

Hi Chris,

On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 11:03 PM Chris Chiu <chiu@...lessm.com> wrote:
> +       /*
> +        * Single virtual interface permitted since the driver supports STATION
> +        * mode only.

I think you can be a bit more explicit by saying e.g.:

Only one virtual interface permitted because only STA mode is
supported and no iface_combinations are provided.

> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
> index 039e5ca9d2e4..2d612c2df5b2 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
> @@ -4345,7 +4345,7 @@ void rtl8xxxu_gen2_update_rate_mask(struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv,
>         h2c.b_macid_cfg.ramask3 = (ramask >> 24) & 0xff;
>
>         h2c.ramask.arg = 0x80;
> -       h2c.b_macid_cfg.data1 = 0;
> +       h2c.b_macid_cfg.data1 = priv->ratr_index;

I think ratr_index can be moved to be a function parameter of the
update_rate_mask function. It looks like all callsites already know
which value they want to set. Then you don't have to store it in the
priv structure.

> @@ -5471,6 +5509,10 @@ static int rtl8xxxu_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
>
>         switch (vif->type) {
>         case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
> +               if (!priv->vif)
> +                       priv->vif = vif;
> +               else
> +                       return -EOPNOTSUPP;
>                 rtl8xxxu_stop_tx_beacon(priv);

rtl8xxxu_remove_interface should also set priv->vif back to NULL.

> @@ -6183,6 +6259,8 @@ static void rtl8xxxu_disconnect(struct usb_interface *interface)
>         mutex_destroy(&priv->usb_buf_mutex);
>         mutex_destroy(&priv->h2c_mutex);
>
> +       cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->ra_watchdog);

Given that the work was started in rtl8xxxu_start, I think it should
be cancelled in rtl8xxxu_stop() instead.

Daniel