On 2016-12-13 14:41, Tobias Klausmann wrote:
> On 13.12.2016 11:41, Felix Fietkau wrote:
>> On 2016-12-12 19:50, Tobias Klausmann wrote:
>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
>>> index 52bfbb988611..857d5ae09a1d 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
>>> @@ -2787,6 +2787,7 @@ void ath_tx_edma_tasklet(struct ath_softc *sc)
>>> fifo_list = &txq->txq_fifo[txq->txq_tailidx];
>>> if (list_empty(fifo_list)) {
>>> ath_txq_unlock(sc, txq);
>>> + rcu_read_unlock();
>> Technically this is fine as well, but I'd prefer a fix where you replace
>> the 'return' with 'break', thus avoiding the duplication of
>> rcu_read_unlock()
>
> Actually if you want to avoid it, maybe skipping over the rest is better
> (as originally intended):
>
> ...
>
> ath_txq_unlock(sc, txq);
>
>
> goto unlock;
> }
> ...
>
> unlock:
> rcu_read_unlock();
There are already other places that skip to the rcu_read_unlock() part
by using 'break'. I don't see how adding an unnecessary goto makes
things any better.
- Felix
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