[PATCH net-next 3/4] net: dev: Makes sure netif_rx() can be invoked in any context.

[Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>]

Dave suggested a while ago (eleven years by now) "Let's make netif_rx()
work in all contexts and get rid of netif_rx_ni()". Eric agreed and
pointed out that modern devices should use netif_receive_skb() to avoid
the overhead.
In the meantime someone added another variant, netif_rx_any_context(),
which behaves as suggested.

netif_rx() must be invoked with disabled bottom halves to ensure that
pending softirqs, which were raised within the function, are handled.
netif_rx_ni() can be invoked only from process context (bottom halves
must be enabled) because the function handles pending softirqs without
checking if bottom halves were disabled or not.
netif_rx_any_context() invokes on the former functions by checking
in_interrupts().

netif_rx() could be taught to handle both cases (disabled and enabled
bottom halves) by simply disabling bottom halves while invoking
netif_rx_internal(). The local_bh_enable() invocation will then invoke
pending softirqs only if the BH-disable counter drops to zero.

Add a local_bh_disable() section in netif_rx() to ensure softirqs are
handled if needed. Make netif_rx_ni() and netif_rx_any_context() invoke
netif_rx() so they can be removed once they are no more users left.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20100415.020246.218622820.davem@davemloft.net
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
---
 include/linux/netdevice.h  | 13 +++++++++++--
 include/trace/events/net.h | 14 --------------
 net/core/dev.c             | 34 ++--------------------------------
 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index e490b84732d16..4086f312f814e 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -3669,8 +3669,17 @@ u32 bpf_prog_run_generic_xdp(struct sk_buff *skb, struct xdp_buff *xdp,
 void generic_xdp_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bpf_prog *xdp_prog);
 int do_xdp_generic(struct bpf_prog *xdp_prog, struct sk_buff *skb);
 int netif_rx(struct sk_buff *skb);
-int netif_rx_ni(struct sk_buff *skb);
-int netif_rx_any_context(struct sk_buff *skb);
+
+static inline int netif_rx_ni(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return netif_rx(skb);
+}
+
+static inline int netif_rx_any_context(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return netif_rx(skb);
+}
+
 int netif_receive_skb(struct sk_buff *skb);
 int netif_receive_skb_core(struct sk_buff *skb);
 void netif_receive_skb_list_internal(struct list_head *head);
diff --git a/include/trace/events/net.h b/include/trace/events/net.h
index 78c448c6ab4c5..032b431b987b6 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/net.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/net.h
@@ -260,13 +260,6 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(net_dev_rx_verbose_template, netif_rx_entry,
 	TP_ARGS(skb)
 );
 
-DEFINE_EVENT(net_dev_rx_verbose_template, netif_rx_ni_entry,
-
-	TP_PROTO(const struct sk_buff *skb),
-
-	TP_ARGS(skb)
-);
-
 DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(net_dev_rx_exit_template,
 
 	TP_PROTO(int ret),
@@ -312,13 +305,6 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(net_dev_rx_exit_template, netif_rx_exit,
 	TP_ARGS(ret)
 );
 
-DEFINE_EVENT(net_dev_rx_exit_template, netif_rx_ni_exit,
-
-	TP_PROTO(int ret),
-
-	TP_ARGS(ret)
-);
-
 DEFINE_EVENT(net_dev_rx_exit_template, netif_receive_skb_list_exit,
 
 	TP_PROTO(int ret),
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 0d13340ed4054..f43d0580fa11d 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4834,47 +4834,17 @@ int netif_rx(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	local_bh_disable();
 	trace_netif_rx_entry(skb);
 
 	ret = netif_rx_internal(skb);
 	trace_netif_rx_exit(ret);
+	local_bh_enable();
 
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_rx);
 
-int netif_rx_ni(struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	trace_netif_rx_ni_entry(skb);
-
-	preempt_disable();
-	err = netif_rx_internal(skb);
-	if (local_softirq_pending())
-		do_softirq();
-	preempt_enable();
-	trace_netif_rx_ni_exit(err);
-
-	return err;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_rx_ni);
-
-int netif_rx_any_context(struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	/*
-	 * If invoked from contexts which do not invoke bottom half
-	 * processing either at return from interrupt or when softrqs are
-	 * reenabled, use netif_rx_ni() which invokes bottomhalf processing
-	 * directly.
-	 */
-	if (in_interrupt())
-		return netif_rx(skb);
-	else
-		return netif_rx_ni(skb);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_rx_any_context);
-
 static __latent_entropy void net_tx_action(struct softirq_action *h)
 {
 	struct softnet_data *sd = this_cpu_ptr(&softnet_data);
-- 
2.34.1