This entry is dedicated to synchronous transmissions done by drivers without async hook. Make this clearer that this is not a work that any driver can use by at least prefixing it with "sync_". While at it, let's enhance the comment explaining why we choose one or the other. Signed-off-by: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h | 2 +- net/mac802154/main.c | 2 +- net/mac802154/tx.c | 9 ++++++--- 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h index b4882b2d7688..18d1f6804810 100644 --- a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h +++ b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct ieee802154_local { struct sk_buff_head skb_queue; struct sk_buff *tx_skb; - struct work_struct tx_work; + struct work_struct sync_tx_work; }; enum { diff --git a/net/mac802154/main.c b/net/mac802154/main.c index a938e49bf5dc..43fd4cc13b66 100644 --- a/net/mac802154/main.c +++ b/net/mac802154/main.c @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ ieee802154_alloc_hw(size_t priv_data_len, const struct ieee802154_ops *ops) skb_queue_head_init(&local->skb_queue); - INIT_WORK(&local->tx_work, ieee802154_xmit_sync_worker); + INIT_WORK(&local->sync_tx_work, ieee802154_xmit_sync_worker); INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&local->scan_work, mac802154_scan_work); INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&local->beacons_work, mac802154_beacons_work); diff --git a/net/mac802154/tx.c b/net/mac802154/tx.c index 97df5985b830..a01689ddd547 100644 --- a/net/mac802154/tx.c +++ b/net/mac802154/tx.c @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ void ieee802154_xmit_sync_worker(struct work_struct *work) { struct ieee802154_local *local = - container_of(work, struct ieee802154_local, tx_work); + container_of(work, struct ieee802154_local, sync_tx_work); struct sk_buff *skb = local->tx_skb; struct net_device *dev = skb->dev; int res; @@ -76,7 +76,10 @@ ieee802154_tx(struct ieee802154_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb) /* Stop the netif queue on each sub_if_data object. */ ieee802154_stop_queue(&local->hw); - /* async is priority, otherwise sync is fallback */ + /* Drivers should preferably implement the async callback. In some rare + * cases they only provide a sync callback which we will use as a + * fallback. + */ if (local->ops->xmit_async) { unsigned int len = skb->len; @@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ ieee802154_tx(struct ieee802154_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb) dev->stats.tx_bytes += len; } else { local->tx_skb = skb; - queue_work(local->workqueue, &local->tx_work); + queue_work(local->workqueue, &local->sync_tx_work); } return NETDEV_TX_OK; -- 2.27.0