[PATCH 3/6] mac802154: Use netif flow control

From: Alan Ott
Date: Tue Apr 02 2013 - 14:51:27 EST


Use netif_stop_queue() and netif_wake_queue() to control the flow of
packets to mac802154 devices. Since many IEEE 802.15.4 devices have no
output buffer, and since the mac802154 xmit() function is designed to
block, netif_stop_queue() is called after each packet.

Signed-off-by: Alan Ott <alan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/mac802154/tx.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/mac802154/tx.c b/net/mac802154/tx.c
index a248246..fe3e02c 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/tx.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
#include <linux/if_arp.h>
#include <linux/crc-ccitt.h>

+#include <net/ieee802154_netdev.h>
#include <net/mac802154.h>
#include <net/wpan-phy.h>

@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ static void mac802154_xmit_worker(struct work_struct *work)
{
struct xmit_work *xw = container_of(work, struct xmit_work, work);
u8 xmit_attempts = 0;
+ struct mac802154_sub_if_data *sdata;
int res;

mutex_lock(&xw->priv->phy->pib_lock);
@@ -71,6 +73,12 @@ static void mac802154_xmit_worker(struct work_struct *work)
out:
mutex_unlock(&xw->priv->phy->pib_lock);

+ /* Restart the netif queue on each sub_if_data object. */
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ list_for_each_entry_rcu(sdata, &xw->priv->slaves, list) {
+ netif_wake_queue(sdata->dev);
+ }
+ rcu_read_unlock();

dev_kfree_skb(xw->skb);

@@ -81,6 +89,7 @@ netdev_tx_t mac802154_tx(struct mac802154_priv *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
u8 page, u8 chan)
{
struct xmit_work *work;
+ struct mac802154_sub_if_data *sdata;

if (!(priv->phy->channels_supported[page] & (1 << chan))) {
WARN_ON(1);
@@ -108,6 +117,13 @@ netdev_tx_t mac802154_tx(struct mac802154_priv *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
}

+ /* Stop the netif queue on each sub_if_data object. */
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ list_for_each_entry_rcu(sdata, &priv->slaves, list) {
+ netif_stop_queue(sdata->dev);
+ }
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+
INIT_WORK(&work->work, mac802154_xmit_worker);
work->skb = skb;
work->priv = priv;
--
1.7.11.2

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