From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_PASS,USER_AGENT_MUTT autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47ECBC282C4 for ; Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:51:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1ECFB2080A for ; Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:51:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1729967AbfBLNvG (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Feb 2019 08:51:06 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:49208 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1729889AbfBLNvF (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Feb 2019 08:51:05 -0500 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx02.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.12]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 91BA6C0BFBCC; Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:51:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (ovpn-204-125.brq.redhat.com [10.40.204.125]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1494B18976; Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:51:01 +0000 (UTC) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 14:51:00 +0100 From: Stanislaw Gruszka To: lorenzo.bianconi@redhat.com Cc: nbd@nbd.name, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] do not use sg if not properly supported by usb controller Message-ID: <20190212135100.GA15292@redhat.com> References: <20190212134550.GA12256@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20190212134550.GA12256@redhat.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.8.3 (2017-05-23) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.12 X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.16 (mx1.redhat.com [10.5.110.32]); Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:51:05 +0000 (UTC) Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org (repost with corrected Lorenzo email) On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 02:45:50PM +0100, Stanislaw Gruszka wrote: > On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 02:24:47PM +0100, LorenzoBianconilorenzo@kernel.org wrote: > > From: Lorenzo Bianconi > > > > Use linear fragment and not a single usb scatter-gather buffer in mt76u > > {tx,rx} datapath if the usb controller has sg data length constraints. > > Moreover add disable_usb_sg module parameter in order to explicitly > > disable scatter-gather. SG I/O is not supported by all host drivers and > > some users have reported sg issues on AMD IOMMU. > > Again. This is not right approach. SG issues should be fixed > not workarounded. > > > This series has been tested on AMD IOMMU cpus/motherboards and on rpi3+ > > > - rebased on top of 'fix multiple issues in mt76u error path' > > https://patchwork.kernel.org/cover/10804919/ > > > > Lorenzo Bianconi (4): > > mt76: usb: move mt76u_check_sg in usb.c > > mt76: usb: do not use sg buffers for mcu messages > > mt76: usb: use a linear buffer for tx/rx datapath if sg is not > > supported > > mt76: usb: introduce disable_usb_sg parameter > > > > drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h | 14 +- > > .../net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x0/usb.c | 2 +- > > .../wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x02_usb_mcu.c | 3 +- > > .../wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x2/usb_init.c | 2 +- > > drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/usb.c | 133 +++++++++++++----- > > drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/usb_mcu.c | 5 +- > > 6 files changed, 105 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-) > > I really think my approach is simpler. Diffstat from my proposed patch is: > > drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h | 1 + > drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/usb.c | 55 ++++++++++++++--------- > 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) > > Also this fix bug(s), presumably regression for mt76x0, should be > backported. > > Stanislaw >