netdev - [PATCH v3 26/41] net: mac802154: Add a warning in the hot path

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Date:   Mon, 17 Jan 2022 12:54:25 +0100
From:   Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>
To:     Alexander Aring <alex.aring@...il.com>,
        Stefan Schmidt <stefan@...enfreihafen.org>,
        linux-wpan@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        David Girault <david.girault@...vo.com>,
        Romuald Despres <romuald.despres@...vo.com>,
        Frederic Blain <frederic.blain@...vo.com>,
        Nicolas Schodet <nico@...fr.eu.org>,
        Michael Hennerich <michael.hennerich@...log.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Varka Bhadram <varkabhadram@...il.com>,
        Xue Liu <liuxuenetmail@...il.com>, Alan Ott <alan@...nal11.us>,
        Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>,
        Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 26/41] net: mac802154: Add a warning in the hot path

We should never start a transmission after the queue has been stopped.

But because it might work we don't kill the function here but rather
warn loudly the user that something is wrong.

Signed-off-by: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>
---
 net/mac802154/tx.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/mac802154/tx.c b/net/mac802154/tx.c
index 18ee6fcfcd7f..de5ecda80472 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/tx.c
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ ieee802154_tx(struct ieee802154_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb)
 static netdev_tx_t
 ieee802154_hot_tx(struct ieee802154_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	WARN_ON(mac802154_queue_is_stopped(local));
+
 	return ieee802154_tx(local, skb);
 }
 
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2.27.0