Hi,
this series removes or replaces preempt_disable() and local_irq_save()
sections which are problematic on PREEMPT_RT.
Patch 2 makes netif_rx() work from any context after I found suggestions
for it in an old thread. Should that work, then the context-specific
variants could be removed.
v2…v3:
- #2
- Export __netif_rx() so it can be used by everyone.
- Add a lockdep assert to check for interrupt context.
- Update the kernel doc and mention that the skb is posted to
backlog NAPI.
- Use __netif_rx() also in drivers/net/*.c.
- Added Toke''s review tag and kept Eric's desptite the changes
made.
v1…v2:
- #1 and #2
- merge patch 1 und 2 from the series (as per Toke).
- updated patch description and corrected the first commit number (as
per Eric).
- #2
- Provide netif_rx() as in v1 and additionally __netif_rx() without
local_bh disable()+enable() for the loopback driver. __netif_rx() is
not exported (loopback is built-in only) so it won't be used
drivers. If this doesn't work then we can still export/ define a
wrapper as Eric suggested.
- Added a comment that netif_rx() considered legacy.
- #3
- Moved ____napi_schedule() into rps_ipi_queued() and
renamed it napi_schedule_rps().
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220204201259.1095226-1-bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/
v1:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220202122848.647635-1-bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
