netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] net: provide macros for commonly copied lockless queue stop/wake code

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Date:   Thu, 23 Mar 2023 01:35:34 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com,
        pabeni@...hat.com, willemb@...gle.com, alexander.duyck@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] net: provide macros for commonly copied
 lockless queue stop/wake code

On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 04:30:26PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> A lot of drivers follow the same scheme to stop / start queues
> without introducing locks between xmit and NAPI tx completions.
> I'm guessing they all copy'n'paste each other's code.
>
> Smaller drivers shy away from the scheme and introduce a lock
> which may cause deadlocks in netpoll.

Hi Jakub

I notice there is no patch 0/X. Seems like the above would be good
material for it, along with a comment that a few drivers are converted
to make use of the new macros.

   Andrew