mac80211/rt2x00: add ieee80211_tx_status_ni()

All rt2x00 drivers except rt2800pci call ieee80211_tx_status() from
a workqueue, which causes "NOHZ: local_softirq_pending 08" messages.

To fix it, add ieee80211_tx_status_ni() similar to ieee80211_rx_ni()
which can be called from process context, and call it from
rt2x00lib_txdone().  For the rt2800pci special case a driver
flag is introduced.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Stezenbach <js@sig21.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
This commit is contained in:
Johannes Stezenbach 2010-11-30 16:49:23 +01:00 committed by John W. Linville
parent 4352fab5c2
commit 20ed3166c8
4 changed files with 32 additions and 7 deletions

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@ -911,6 +911,7 @@ static int rt2800pci_probe_hw(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
__set_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_DMA, &rt2x00dev->flags); __set_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_DMA, &rt2x00dev->flags);
__set_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_L2PAD, &rt2x00dev->flags); __set_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_L2PAD, &rt2x00dev->flags);
__set_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_TXSTATUS_FIFO, &rt2x00dev->flags); __set_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_TXSTATUS_FIFO, &rt2x00dev->flags);
__set_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_TASKLET_CONTEXT, &rt2x00dev->flags);
if (!modparam_nohwcrypt) if (!modparam_nohwcrypt)
__set_bit(CONFIG_SUPPORT_HW_CRYPTO, &rt2x00dev->flags); __set_bit(CONFIG_SUPPORT_HW_CRYPTO, &rt2x00dev->flags);
__set_bit(DRIVER_SUPPORT_LINK_TUNING, &rt2x00dev->flags); __set_bit(DRIVER_SUPPORT_LINK_TUNING, &rt2x00dev->flags);

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@ -664,6 +664,7 @@ enum rt2x00_flags {
DRIVER_REQUIRE_COPY_IV, DRIVER_REQUIRE_COPY_IV,
DRIVER_REQUIRE_L2PAD, DRIVER_REQUIRE_L2PAD,
DRIVER_REQUIRE_TXSTATUS_FIFO, DRIVER_REQUIRE_TXSTATUS_FIFO,
DRIVER_REQUIRE_TASKLET_CONTEXT,
/* /*
* Driver features * Driver features

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@ -379,9 +379,12 @@ void rt2x00lib_txdone(struct queue_entry *entry,
* through a mac80211 library call (RTS/CTS) then we should not * through a mac80211 library call (RTS/CTS) then we should not
* send the status report back. * send the status report back.
*/ */
if (!(skbdesc_flags & SKBDESC_NOT_MAC80211)) if (!(skbdesc_flags & SKBDESC_NOT_MAC80211)) {
ieee80211_tx_status(rt2x00dev->hw, entry->skb); if (test_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_TASKLET_CONTEXT, &rt2x00dev->flags))
else ieee80211_tx_status(rt2x00dev->hw, entry->skb);
else
ieee80211_tx_status_ni(rt2x00dev->hw, entry->skb);
} else
dev_kfree_skb_any(entry->skb); dev_kfree_skb_any(entry->skb);
/* /*

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@ -2055,8 +2055,8 @@ static inline void ieee80211_rx_ni(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
* *
* This function may not be called in IRQ context. Calls to this function * This function may not be called in IRQ context. Calls to this function
* for a single hardware must be synchronized against each other. Calls * for a single hardware must be synchronized against each other. Calls
* to this function and ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe() may not be mixed * to this function, ieee80211_tx_status_ni() and ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe()
* for a single hardware. * may not be mixed for a single hardware.
* *
* @hw: the hardware the frame was transmitted by * @hw: the hardware the frame was transmitted by
* @skb: the frame that was transmitted, owned by mac80211 after this call * @skb: the frame that was transmitted, owned by mac80211 after this call
@ -2064,14 +2064,34 @@ static inline void ieee80211_rx_ni(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct sk_buff *skb); struct sk_buff *skb);
/**
* ieee80211_tx_status_ni - transmit status callback (in process context)
*
* Like ieee80211_tx_status() but can be called in process context.
*
* Calls to this function, ieee80211_tx_status() and
* ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe() may not be mixed
* for a single hardware.
*
* @hw: the hardware the frame was transmitted by
* @skb: the frame that was transmitted, owned by mac80211 after this call
*/
static inline void ieee80211_tx_status_ni(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct sk_buff *skb)
{
local_bh_disable();
ieee80211_tx_status(hw, skb);
local_bh_enable();
}
/** /**
* ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe - IRQ-safe transmit status callback * ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe - IRQ-safe transmit status callback
* *
* Like ieee80211_tx_status() but can be called in IRQ context * Like ieee80211_tx_status() but can be called in IRQ context
* (internally defers to a tasklet.) * (internally defers to a tasklet.)
* *
* Calls to this function and ieee80211_tx_status() may not be mixed for a * Calls to this function, ieee80211_tx_status() and
* single hardware. * ieee80211_tx_status_ni() may not be mixed for a single hardware.
* *
* @hw: the hardware the frame was transmitted by * @hw: the hardware the frame was transmitted by
* @skb: the frame that was transmitted, owned by mac80211 after this call * @skb: the frame that was transmitted, owned by mac80211 after this call