On Wednesday 28 October 2009 21:38:37 Christian Casteyde wrote:
> I've just tested the patch posted in bugzilla: it works.
> That is, I do not manage to get the warning anymore in 3 boots in a row.
Can you try this patch (on top of the previous one), please?
It should fix the issue correctly by removing the skb copying.
While testing make sure the debugging message
"Allocated bounce buffer"
shows up in the kernel log.
Index: wireless-testing/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c
===================================================================
--- wireless-testing.orig/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c 2009-11-01 15:10:48.000000000 +0100
+++ wireless-testing/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c 2009-11-01 16:26:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -1157,18 +1157,17 @@ struct b43_dmaring *parse_cookie(struct
}
static int dma_tx_fragment(struct b43_dmaring *ring,
- struct sk_buff **in_skb)
+ struct sk_buff *skb)
{
- struct sk_buff *skb = *in_skb;
const struct b43_dma_ops *ops = ring->ops;
struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
+ struct b43_private_tx_info *priv_info = b43_get_priv_tx_info(info);
u8 *header;
int slot, old_top_slot, old_used_slots;
int err;
struct b43_dmadesc_generic *desc;
struct b43_dmadesc_meta *meta;
struct b43_dmadesc_meta *meta_hdr;
- struct sk_buff *bounce_skb;
u16 cookie;
size_t hdrsize = b43_txhdr_size(ring->dev);
@@ -1212,34 +1211,34 @@ static int dma_tx_fragment(struct b43_dm
meta->skb = skb;
meta->is_last_fragment = 1;
+ priv_info->bouncebuffer = NULL;
meta->dmaaddr = map_descbuffer(ring, skb->data, skb->len, 1);
/* create a bounce buffer in zone_dma on mapping failure. */
if (b43_dma_mapping_error(ring, meta->dmaaddr, skb->len, 1)) {
- bounce_skb = __dev_alloc_skb(skb->len, GFP_ATOMIC | GFP_DMA);
- if (!bounce_skb) {
+
+{
+static unsigned int count;
+if (count++ < 10)
+ printk(KERN_DEBUG "Allocated bounce buffer\n");
+}
+ priv_info->bouncebuffer = kmalloc(skb->len, GFP_ATOMIC | GFP_DMA);
+ if (!priv_info->bouncebuffer) {
ring->current_slot = old_top_slot;
ring->used_slots = old_used_slots;
err = -ENOMEM;
goto out_unmap_hdr;
}
+ memcpy(priv_info->bouncebuffer, skb->data, skb->len);
- memcpy(skb_put(bounce_skb, skb->len), skb->data, skb->len);
- memcpy(bounce_skb->cb, skb->cb, sizeof(skb->cb));
- bounce_skb->dev = skb->dev;
- skb_set_queue_mapping(bounce_skb, skb_get_queue_mapping(skb));
- info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(bounce_skb);
-
- dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
- skb = bounce_skb;
- *in_skb = bounce_skb;
- meta->skb = skb;
- meta->dmaaddr = map_descbuffer(ring, skb->data, skb->len, 1);
+ meta->dmaaddr = map_descbuffer(ring, priv_info->bouncebuffer, skb->len, 1);
if (b43_dma_mapping_error(ring, meta->dmaaddr, skb->len, 1)) {
+ kfree(priv_info->bouncebuffer);
+ priv_info->bouncebuffer = NULL;
ring->current_slot = old_top_slot;
ring->used_slots = old_used_slots;
err = -EIO;
- goto out_free_bounce;
+ goto out_unmap_hdr;
}
}
@@ -1256,8 +1255,6 @@ static int dma_tx_fragment(struct b43_dm
ops->poke_tx(ring, next_slot(ring, slot));
return 0;
-out_free_bounce:
- dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
out_unmap_hdr:
unmap_descbuffer(ring, meta_hdr->dmaaddr,
hdrsize, 1);
@@ -1362,11 +1359,7 @@ int b43_dma_tx(struct b43_wldev *dev, st
* static, so we don't need to store it per frame. */
ring->queue_prio = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb);
- /* dma_tx_fragment might reallocate the skb, so invalidate pointers pointing
- * into the skb data or cb now. */
- hdr = NULL;
- info = NULL;
- err = dma_tx_fragment(ring, &skb);
+ err = dma_tx_fragment(ring, skb);
if (unlikely(err == -ENOKEY)) {
/* Drop this packet, as we don't have the encryption key
* anymore and must not transmit it unencrypted. */
@@ -1413,12 +1406,17 @@ void b43_dma_handle_txstatus(struct b43_
B43_WARN_ON(!(slot >= 0 && slot < ring->nr_slots));
desc = ops->idx2desc(ring, slot, &meta);
- if (meta->skb)
- unmap_descbuffer(ring, meta->dmaaddr, meta->skb->len,
- 1);
- else
+ if (meta->skb) {
+ struct b43_private_tx_info *priv_info =
+ b43_get_priv_tx_info(IEEE80211_SKB_CB(meta->skb));
+
+ unmap_descbuffer(ring, meta->dmaaddr, meta->skb->len, 1);
+ kfree(priv_info->bouncebuffer);
+ priv_info->bouncebuffer = NULL;
+ } else {
unmap_descbuffer(ring, meta->dmaaddr,
b43_txhdr_size(dev), 1);
+ }
if (meta->is_last_fragment) {
struct ieee80211_tx_info *info;
Index: wireless-testing/drivers/net/wireless/b43/xmit.h
===================================================================
--- wireless-testing.orig/drivers/net/wireless/b43/xmit.h 2009-10-09 19:50:15.000000000 +0200
+++ wireless-testing/drivers/net/wireless/b43/xmit.h 2009-11-01 16:05:46.000000000 +0100
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
#define B43_XMIT_H_
#include "main.h"
+#include <net/mac80211.h>
+
#define _b43_declare_plcp_hdr(size) \
struct b43_plcp_hdr##size { \
@@ -332,4 +334,21 @@ static inline u8 b43_kidx_to_raw(struct
return raw_kidx;
}
+/* struct b43_private_tx_info - TX info private to b43.
+ * The structure is placed in (struct ieee80211_tx_info *)->rate_driver_data
+ *
+ * @bouncebuffer: DMA Bouncebuffer (if used)
+ */
+struct b43_private_tx_info {
+ void *bouncebuffer;
+};
+
+static inline struct b43_private_tx_info *
+b43_get_priv_tx_info(struct ieee80211_tx_info *info)
+{
+ BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct b43_private_tx_info) >
+ sizeof(info->rate_driver_data));
+ return (struct b43_private_tx_info *)info->rate_driver_data;
+}
+
#endif /* B43_XMIT_H_ */
--
Greetings, Michael.
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