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SubjectRe: [PATCH net v4 3/4] r8152: support stopping/waking tx queue
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From: Hayes Wang <hayeswang@realtek.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 11:25:10 +0800

> The maximum packet number which a tx aggregation buffer could contain
> is the buffer size / (packet size + descriptor size).
>
> If the tx buffer is empty and the tx queue length is more than the
> maximum value which is defined above, stop the tx queue. Wake the tx
> queue after any queued packet is filled in a available tx buffer.
>
> Signed-off-by: Hayes Wang <hayeswang@realtek.com>

This is racy.

You have nothing which synchronizes r8152_tx_agg_fill() and rtl8152_start_xmit(),
therefore:

> + if (netif_queue_stopped(tp->netdev))
> + netif_wake_queue(tp->netdev);
> +

A netif_stop_queue() can occur right after the netif_queue_stopped() check,
meaning you can end up with the queue being stopped forever and the TX queue
stuck.

I am finding this patch series _very_ tiring, every single time I take
the time to review it, I find major problems.


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