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Re: [PATCH v2] brcmfmac: Don't increase 8021x_cnt for dropped packets

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2016-04-07 1:57 GMT+02:00 Per Förlin <per.forlin@xxxxxxxxx>:
> 2016-04-06 23:50 GMT+02:00 Arend Van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>>
>> On 6-4-2016 17:56, Per Förlin wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Thanks for getting back to me,
>>>
>>> * Chip: chip 43340 rev 2 pmurev 20
>>> * I'm running kernel 4.1 (backports) for the wireless parts
>>> * I have not to setup my environment for the latest kernel yet.
>>>   It's on my todo list.
>>>
>>> Looking at the code you pointed out I realize my fix i misplaced.
>>> It's strange that I don't end up with a negative count since
>>> the counter would be decreased twice, with my patch in place.
>>> I took a closer look at the execution flow and made the following
>>> observation:
>>>
>>> The eh->h_proto has changed when reaching the txfinalize() function.
>>> This only happens in case of packet drop.
>>>
>>> Simplified execution flow.
>>>
>>> brcmf_fws_process_skb():
>>>   # At this point ntohs(eh->h_proto) == 0x888E (ETH_P_PAE)
>>>   rc = brcmf_proto_txdata() ->
>>>     brcmf_proto_bcdc_txdata() ->
>>>       brcmf_sdio_bus_txdata()
>>>   # At this point it has changed to: ntohs(eh->h_proto) == 0x8939 (?)
>>
>> How did you check this? The skb->data pointer is moved here [1] as we
>> need to prepend a protocol header. So probably you did not map 'eh'
>> variable over the correct data portion.
> I'm refering to the case when rc < 0.
> The next step will be a call to brcmf_txfinalize()
>
> In the following code:
> void brcmf_txfinalize(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *txp, bool success)
> {
>     struct ethhdr *eh;
>     u16 type;
>
>     eh = (struct ethhdr *)(txp->data);
>     type = ntohs(eh->h_proto);
> ^^^^^^^^
>     if (type == ETH_P_PAE) {
>         atomic_dec(&ifp->pend_8021x_cnt);
>
> At this point "type" is 0x8939.
>
It looks like the header offset is pushed but not pulled back again in
case of error.
I have not tested this code yet but please let me know what you think.

+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcdc.c
@@ -329,8 +329,12 @@ static int
 brcmf_proto_bcdc_txdata(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, int ifidx, u8 offset,
                        struct sk_buff *pktbuf)
 {
+       int res;
        brcmf_proto_bcdc_hdrpush(drvr, ifidx, offset, pktbuf);
-       return brcmf_bus_txdata(drvr->bus_if, pktbuf);
+       res = brcmf_bus_txdata(drvr->bus_if, pktbuf);
+       if (res < 0)
+               brcmf_proto_bcdc_hdrpull(drvr, ifidx, offset, pktbuf);
+       return res;


> BR
> Per
>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Arend
>>
>> [1]
>> http://lxr.free-electrons.com/source/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c#L2708
>>
>>>   if (rc < 0)
>>>     # When executing this function the cnt will not be decreased due to
>>>     # eh->h_proto being changed.
>>>     brcmf_txfinalize()
>>>
>>> I need to continue my investigation to find out why the h_proto got changed.
>>> I assume this is not an expected behavior?
>>>
>>> BR
>>> Per
>>>
>>>
>>> 2016-04-06 10:22 GMT+02:00 Arend Van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>> On 5-4-2016 22:01, per.forlin@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>>> From: Per Forlin <per.forlin@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>
>>>>> The pend_8021x_cnt gets into a state where it's not being decreased.
>>>>> When the brcmf_netdev_wait_pend8021x is called it will timeout
>>>>> because there are no pending packets to be consumed. There is no
>>>>> easy way of getting out of this state once it has happened.
>>>>> Preventing the counter from being increased in case of dropped
>>>>> packets seem like a reasonable solution.
>>>>>
>>>>> Log showing overflow txq and increased cnt:
>>>>>
>>>>> // Extra debug prints
>>>>> brcmfmac: [brcmf_netdev_wait_pend8021x] pend_8021x_cnt == 0
>>>>> brcmfmac: [brcmf_netdev_start_xmit] pend_8021x_cnt == 1
>>>>> brcmfmac: [brcmf_netdev_start_xmit] pend_8021x_cnt == 2
>>>>>
>>>>> brcmfmac: brcmf_sdio_bus_txdata: out of bus->txq !!!
>>>>> brcmfmac: brcmf_sdio_bus_txdata: out of bus->txq !!!
>>>>> brcmfmac: brcmf_sdio_bus_txdata: out of bus->txq !!!
>>>>> brcmfmac: brcmf_sdio_bus_txdata: out of bus->txq !!!
>>>>> brcmfmac: brcmf_sdio_bus_txdata: out of bus->txq !!!
>>>>> brcmfmac: brcmf_sdio_bus_txdata: out of bus->txq !!!
>>>>> brcmfmac: brcmf_sdio_bus_txdata: out of bus->txq !!!
>>>>> brcmfmac: brcmf_sdio_bus_txdata: out of bus->txq !!!
>>>>> brcmfmac: brcmf_sdio_bus_txdata: out of bus->txq !!!
>>>>> brcmfmac: brcmf_sdio_bus_txdata: out of bus->txq !!!
>>>>>
>>>>> // Extra debug prints
>>>>> brcmfmac: [brcmf_netdev_start_xmit] pend_8021x_cnt == 3
>>>>> brcmfmac: [brcmf_netdev_start_xmit] pend_8021x_cnt == 4
>>>>> brcmfmac: [brcmf_netdev_wait_pend8021x] pend_8021x_cnt == 4
>>>>>
>>>>> WARNING: at .../brcmfmac/core.c:1289 brcmf_netdev_wait_pend8021x
>>>>>   (warn_slowpath_common)
>>>>>   (warn_slowpath_null)
>>>>>   (brcmf_netdev_wait_pend8021x [brcmfmac])
>>>>>   (send_key_to_dongle [brcmfmac])
>>>>>   (brcmf_cfg80211_del_key [brcmfmac])
>>>>>   (nl80211_del_key [cfg80211])
>>>>>   (genl_rcv_msg)
>>>>>   (netlink_rcv_skb)
>>>>>   (genl_rcv)
>>>>>   (netlink_unicast)
>>>>>   (netlink_sendmsg)
>>>>>   (sock_sendmsg)
>>>>>   (___sys_sendmsg)
>>>>>   (__sys_sendmsg)
>>>>>   (SyS_sendmsg)
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Per Forlin <per.forlin@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> I came across this bug in an older kernel but it seems relevant
>>>>> for the latest kernel as well. I'm not familiar with the code
>>>>> but I can reproduce the issue and verify a fix for it.
>>>>> With this patch I no longer get stuck with a pend8021_cnt > 0.
>>>>>
>>>>> Change log:
>>>>>  v2 - Add variable to know whether the counter is increased or not
>>>>
>>>> Sorry for the late response. Can you elaborate where you are seeing this.
>>>>
>>>> What kind of chipset are you using?
>>>> What kernel version are you running?
>>>>
>>>> The function brcmf_fws_process_skb() should call brcmf_txfinalize() in
>>>> case of an error and it does in latest kernel. There the count is
>>>> decreased. We had an issue mapping to the right ifp as reported by
>>>> Rafał, but that has also been fixed recently. So main question here:
>>>>
>>>> Do you see the issue in the latest kernel?
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Arend
>>>>
>>>>>  drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c | 7 ++++++-
>>>>>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
>>>>> index ed9998b..de80ad8 100644
>>>>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
>>>>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
>>>>> @@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t brcmf_netdev_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
>>>>>       struct brcmf_if *ifp = netdev_priv(ndev);
>>>>>       struct brcmf_pub *drvr = ifp->drvr;
>>>>>       struct ethhdr *eh = (struct ethhdr *)(skb->data);
>>>>> +     bool pend_8021x_cnt_increased = false;
>>>>>
>>>>>       brcmf_dbg(DATA, "Enter, bsscfgidx=%d\n", ifp->bsscfgidx);
>>>>>
>>>>> @@ -233,14 +234,18 @@ static netdev_tx_t brcmf_netdev_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
>>>>>               goto done;
>>>>>       }
>>>>>
>>>>> -     if (eh->h_proto == htons(ETH_P_PAE))
>>>>> +     if (eh->h_proto == htons(ETH_P_PAE)) {
>>>>>               atomic_inc(&ifp->pend_8021x_cnt);
>>>>> +             pend_8021x_cnt_increased = true;
>>>>> +     }
>>>>>
>>>>>       ret = brcmf_fws_process_skb(ifp, skb);
>>>>>
>>>>>  done:
>>>>>       if (ret) {
>>>>>               ifp->stats.tx_dropped++;
>>>>> +             if (pend_8021x_cnt_increased)
>>>>> +                     atomic_dec(&ifp->pend_8021x_cnt);
>>>>>       } else {
>>>>>               ifp->stats.tx_packets++;
>>>>>               ifp->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
>>>>>
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