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

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Date:   Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:20:36 +0100
From:   Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>
To:     Alexander Aring <alex.aring@...il.com>
Cc:     Stefan Schmidt <stefan@...enfreihafen.org>,
        linux-wpan - ML <linux-wpan@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:NETWORKING [GENERAL]" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org Wireless" 
        <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>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 26/41] net: mac802154: Add a warning in the hot path

Hi Alexander,

alex.aring@...il.com wrote on Mon, 17 Jan 2022 18:14:17 -0500:

> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, 17 Jan 2022 at 06:55, Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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));
> > +  
> 
> we should do a WARN_ON_ONCE() in this hot function.

Sure!

Thanks,
Miquèl