On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 05:59:15AM -0700, Richard Cochran wrote: > On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 12:01:15PM +0800, Tan Tee Min wrote: > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_descs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_descs.c > > index d3b4765c1a5b..289bf26a6105 100644 > > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_descs.c > > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_descs.c > > @@ -279,10 +279,11 @@ static int dwmac4_wrback_get_rx_timestamp_status(void *desc, void *next_desc, > > /* Check if timestamp is OK from context descriptor */ > > do { > > ret = dwmac4_rx_check_timestamp(next_desc); > > - if (ret < 0) > > + if (ret <= 0) > > goto exit; > > i++; > > > > + fsleep(1); > > This is nutty. Why isn't this code using proper deferral mechanisms > like work or kthread? Appreciate your comment. The dwmac4_wrback_get_rx_timestamp_status() is called by stmmac_rx() function which is scheduled by NAPI framework. Do we still need to create deferred work inside NAPI work? Would you mind to explain it more in detail? > > > } while ((ret == 1) && (i < 10)); > > > > if (i == 10) > > -- > > 2.25.1 > > > > Thanks, > Richard Thanks, Tee Min