Re: [PATCH net-next] net/core: Remove comment quote for __dev_queue_xmit()

From: Jakub Kicinski
Date: Tue May 03 2022 - 21:03:58 EST


On Tue, 3 May 2022 14:29:49 +0700 Bagas Sanjaya wrote:
> - * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> - * I notice this method can also return errors from the queue disciplines,
> - * including NET_XMIT_DROP, which is a positive value. So, errors can also
> - * be positive.
> - *
> - * Regardless of the return value, the skb is consumed, so it is currently
> - * difficult to retry a send to this method. (You can bump the ref count
> - * before sending to hold a reference for retry if you are careful.)
> - *
> - * When calling this method, interrupts MUST be enabled. This is because
> - * the BH enable code must have IRQs enabled so that it will not deadlock.
> - * --BLG
> + * This method can also return positive errno code from the queue
> + * disciplines (including NET_XMIT_DROP).
> + *
> + * Note that regardless of the return value, the skb is consumed
> + * anyway, so it is currently difficult to retry sending to this
> + * method.

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