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[v2,RFC] mac80211: fix "NOHZ: local_softirq_pending 08"

Message ID 20101129155126.GA32482@sig21.net (mailing list archive)
State Not Applicable, archived
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Johannes Stezenbach Nov. 29, 2010, 3:51 p.m. UTC
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diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index eaa4aff..df42312 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -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
  * for a single hardware must be synchronized against each other. Calls
- * to this function and ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe() may not be mixed
- * for a single hardware.
+ * to this function, ieee80211_tx_status_ni() 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
@@ -2065,13 +2065,28 @@  void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			 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
+ */
+void ieee80211_tx_status_ni(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+			    struct sk_buff *skb);
+
+/**
  * ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe - IRQ-safe transmit status callback
  *
  * Like ieee80211_tx_status() but can be called in IRQ context
  * (internally defers to a tasklet.)
  *
- * Calls to this function and ieee80211_tx_status() may not be mixed for a
- * single hardware.
+ * Calls to this function, ieee80211_tx_status() and
+ * ieee80211_tx_status_ni() 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
diff --git a/net/mac80211/status.c b/net/mac80211/status.c
index bed7e32..ce4d239 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/status.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/status.c
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@  static void ieee80211_frame_acked(struct sta_info *sta, struct sk_buff *skb)
  */
 #define STA_LOST_PKT_THRESHOLD	50
 
-void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
+void __ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			   int (*netif_rx_func)(struct sk_buff *skb))
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb2;
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
@@ -403,7 +404,7 @@  void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 				skb2 = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 				if (skb2) {
 					skb2->dev = prev_dev;
-					netif_rx(skb2);
+					netif_rx_func(skb2);
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -412,10 +413,22 @@  void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 	if (prev_dev) {
 		skb->dev = prev_dev;
-		netif_rx(skb);
+		netif_rx_func(skb);
 		skb = NULL;
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 }
+
+void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	__ieee80211_tx_status(hw, skb, netif_rx);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_tx_status);
+
+void ieee80211_tx_status_ni(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+			    struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	__ieee80211_tx_status(hw, skb, netif_rx_ni);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_tx_status_ni);