netdev - [PATCH 02/55] staging: wfx: fix case of lack of tx_retry

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Date:   Mon, 16 Dec 2019 17:03:34 +0000
From:   Jérôme Pouiller <Jerome.Pouiller@...abs.com>
To:     "devel@...verdev.osuosl.org" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
        "linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jérôme Pouiller <Jerome.Pouiller@...abs.com>
Subject: [PATCH 02/55] staging: wfx: fix case of lack of tx_retry_policies

From: Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@...abs.com>

In some rare cases, driver may not have any available tx_retry_policies.
In this case, the driver asks to mac80211 to stop sending data. However,
it seems that a race is possible and a few frames can be sent to the
driver. In this case, driver can't wait for free tx_retry_policies since
wfx_tx() must be atomic. So, this patch fix this case by sending these
frames with the special policy number 15.

The firmware normally use policy 15 to send internal frames (PS-poll,
beacons, etc...). So, it is not a so bad fallback.

Signed-off-by: Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@...abs.com>
---
 drivers/staging/wfx/data_tx.c | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/data_tx.c b/drivers/staging/wfx/data_tx.c
index 02f001dab62b..df3aca03b50b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wfx/data_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/data_tx.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include "traces.h"
 #include "hif_tx_mib.h"
 
-#define WFX_INVALID_RATE_ID (0xFF)
+#define WFX_INVALID_RATE_ID    15
 #define WFX_LINK_ID_NO_ASSOC   15
 #define WFX_LINK_ID_GC_TIMEOUT ((unsigned long)(10 * HZ))
 
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ static void wfx_tx_policy_put(struct wfx_vif *wvif, int idx)
 	int usage, locked;
 	struct tx_policy_cache *cache = &wvif->tx_policy_cache;
 
+	if (idx == WFX_INVALID_RATE_ID)
+		return;
 	spin_lock_bh(&cache->lock);
 	locked = list_empty(&cache->free);
 	usage = wfx_tx_policy_release(cache, &cache->cache[idx]);
@@ -549,7 +551,8 @@ static u8 wfx_tx_get_rate_id(struct wfx_vif *wvif,
 
 	rate_id = wfx_tx_policy_get(wvif,
 				    tx_info->driver_rates, &tx_policy_renew);
-	WARN(rate_id == WFX_INVALID_RATE_ID, "unable to get a valid Tx policy");
+	if (rate_id == WFX_INVALID_RATE_ID)
+		dev_warn(wvif->wdev->dev, "unable to get a valid Tx policy");
 
 	if (tx_policy_renew) {
 		/* FIXME: It's not so optimal to stop TX queues every now and
-- 
2.20.1