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Re: [PATCH RFC] mac80211: fix "NOHZ: local_softirq_pending 08"

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On Mon, 2010-11-29 at 16:27 +0100, Johannes Stezenbach wrote:

> > That's kinda pointless though for drivers that already call it from a
> > tasklet or similar -- how about instead adding an
> > ieee80211_tx_status_ni() inline along the lines of ieee80211_rx_ni()?
> 
> It gets confusing...
> There already is ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe(), but you want a third
> option, right?

Yes: _irqsafe has to go through the tasklet, _ni just has to disable
local BHs.

johannes

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