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Re: [PATCH 3/7] wil6210: initialize TX and RX enhanced DMA rings

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Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Maya Erez <merez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> From: Gidon Studinski <gidons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Enhanced DMA design includes the following rings:
>> - Single RX descriptor ring is used for all VIFs
>> - Multiple RX status rings are supported, to allow RSS
>> - TX descriptor ring is allocated per connection
>> - A single TX status ring is used for all TX descriptor rings
>>
>> This patch initializes and frees the above descriptor and
>> status rings.
>>
>> The RX SKBs are handled by a new entity of RX buffers manager,
>> which handles RX buffers, each one points to an allocated SKB.
>> During Rx completion processing, the driver extracts a buffer
>> ID which is used as an index to the buffers array.
>> After the SKB is freed the buffer is moved from the 'active'
>> list to the 'free' list, indicating it can be used for another
>> descriptor. During Rx refill, SKBs are allocated and attached
>> to 'free' buffers. Those buffers are attached to new descriptors
>> and moved to the 'active' list.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Gidon Studinski <gidons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: Maya Erez <merez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> [...]
>
>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/pcie_bus.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/pcie_bus.c
>> @@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
>>  module_param(ftm_mode, bool, 0444);
>>  MODULE_PARM_DESC(ftm_mode, " Set factory test mode, default - false");
>>  
>> +static bool use_enhanced_dma_hw = true;
>> +module_param(use_enhanced_dma_hw, bool, 0444);
>> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(use_enhanced_dma_hw, " Use enhanced or legacy DMA HW. Default: true when available");
>
> Similarly as with debugfs, please document in the commit log any changes
> in module parameters.

Oh, and in this patch there are even more new module parameters and no
mention them in the commit log.

But a bigger problem is that wil6210 has now 24 module parameters (with
this patchset included). That is quite a lot, are those all really
needed? Module parameters are bad user experience and there should be
good reasons before adding them.

-- 
Kalle Valo



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