Re: [PATCH wpan-next v3 10/11] net: mac802154: Add a warning in the hot path

[Alexander Aring <aahringo@redhat.com>]

Hi,

On Wed, May 18, 2022 at 4:55 AM Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com> wrote:
>
>
> aahringo@redhat.com wrote on Tue, 17 May 2022 20:58:19 -0400:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Tue, May 17, 2022 at 12:35 PM Miquel Raynal
> > <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > We should never start a transmission after the queue has been stopped.
> > >
> > > But because it might work we don't kill the function here but rather
> > > warn loudly the user that something is wrong.
> > >
> > > Set an atomic when the queue will remain stopped. Reset this atomic when
> > > the queue actually gets restarded. Just check this atomic to know if the
> > > transmission is legitimate, warn if it is not.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com>
> > > ---
> > >  include/net/cfg802154.h |  1 +
> > >  net/mac802154/tx.c      | 16 +++++++++++++++-
> > >  net/mac802154/util.c    |  1 +
> > >  3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/include/net/cfg802154.h b/include/net/cfg802154.h
> > > index 8881b6126b58..f4e7b3fe7cf0 100644
> > > --- a/include/net/cfg802154.h
> > > +++ b/include/net/cfg802154.h
> > > @@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ struct wpan_phy {
> > >         spinlock_t queue_lock;
> > >         atomic_t ongoing_txs;
> > >         atomic_t hold_txs;
> > > +       unsigned long queue_stopped;
> >
> > Can we name it something like state_flags (as phy state flags)? Pretty
> > sure there will be more coming, or internal_flags, no idea...
> > something_flags...
>
> 'phy_flags'? Just 'flags', maybe?

make it so.

- Alex