netdev - [PATCH net-next 1/7] net: wwan: iosm: stop sending unnecessary doorbell

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Date:   Sun,  5 Dec 2021 12:25:22 +0530
From:   M Chetan Kumar <m.chetan.kumar@...ux.intel.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     kuba@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net, johannes@...solutions.net,
        ryazanov.s.a@...il.com, loic.poulain@...aro.org,
        krishna.c.sudi@...el.com, m.chetan.kumar@...el.com,
        m.chetan.kumar@...ux.intel.com, linuxwwan@...el.com
Subject: [PATCH net-next 1/7] net: wwan: iosm: stop sending unnecessary doorbell

In TX packet accumulation flow transport layer is
giving a doorbell to device even though there is
no pending control TX transfer that needs immediate
attention.

Introduced a new hpda_ctrl_pending variable to keep
track of pending control TX transfer. If there is a
pending control TX transfer which needs an immediate
attention only then give a doorbell to device.

Signed-off-by: M Chetan Kumar <m.chetan.kumar@...ux.intel.com>
---
 drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_imem.c | 18 +++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_imem.c b/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_imem.c
index 1be07114c85d..644a871585ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_imem.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_imem.c
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@ void ipc_imem_hrtimer_stop(struct hrtimer *hr_timer)
 bool ipc_imem_ul_write_td(struct iosm_imem *ipc_imem)
 {
 	struct ipc_mem_channel *channel;
+	bool hpda_ctrl_pending = false;
 	struct sk_buff_head *ul_list;
 	bool hpda_pending = false;
-	bool forced_hpdu = false;
 	struct ipc_pipe *pipe;
 	int i;
 
@@ -201,15 +201,19 @@ bool ipc_imem_ul_write_td(struct iosm_imem *ipc_imem)
 		ul_list = &channel->ul_list;
 
 		/* Fill the transfer descriptor with the uplink buffer info. */
-		hpda_pending |= ipc_protocol_ul_td_send(ipc_imem->ipc_protocol,
+		if (!ipc_imem_check_wwan_ips(channel)) {
+			hpda_ctrl_pending |=
+				ipc_protocol_ul_td_send(ipc_imem->ipc_protocol,
 							pipe, ul_list);
-
-		/* forced HP update needed for non data channels */
-		if (hpda_pending && !ipc_imem_check_wwan_ips(channel))
-			forced_hpdu = true;
+		} else {
+			hpda_pending |=
+				ipc_protocol_ul_td_send(ipc_imem->ipc_protocol,
+							pipe, ul_list);
+		}
 	}
 
-	if (forced_hpdu) {
+	/* forced HP update needed for non data channels */
+	if (hpda_ctrl_pending) {
 		hpda_pending = false;
 		ipc_protocol_doorbell_trigger(ipc_imem->ipc_protocol,
 					      IPC_HP_UL_WRITE_TD);
-- 
2.25.1