[PATCH 1/3] net: mv643xx_eth: update statistics timer from timer context only

From: Sebastian Hesselbarth
Date: Wed Oct 02 2013 - 06:58:38 EST


Each port driver installs a periodic timer to update port statistics
by calling mib_counters_update. As mib_counters_update is also called
from non-timer context, we should not reschedule the timer there but
rather move it to timer-only context.

Signed-off-by: Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Cc: David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Lennert Buytenhek <buytenh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jason Cooper <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c | 4 +---
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c
index 7fb5677..44a87e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c
@@ -1131,15 +1131,13 @@ static void mib_counters_update(struct mv643xx_eth_private *mp)
p->rx_discard += rdlp(mp, RX_DISCARD_FRAME_CNT);
p->rx_overrun += rdlp(mp, RX_OVERRUN_FRAME_CNT);
spin_unlock_bh(&mp->mib_counters_lock);
-
- mod_timer(&mp->mib_counters_timer, jiffies + 30 * HZ);
}

static void mib_counters_timer_wrapper(unsigned long _mp)
{
struct mv643xx_eth_private *mp = (void *)_mp;
-
mib_counters_update(mp);
+ mod_timer(&mp->mib_counters_timer, jiffies + 30 * HZ);
}


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1.7.10.4

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