> David Miller [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2015 2:44 PM
> > What keeps rtl_start_rx() from running in parallel with
> > r8152_submit_rx(), or any other accessor of the RX agg->list?
>
> Forgive my poor English. I would try to describe them clearly.
> The steps about the rx agg->list would be
> 1. carrier on or autoresume occurs.
> 2. Call rtl_start_rx().
> 3. Rx agg->list flows between device and tp->rx_done.
> 4. carrier off or autosuspend occurs.
> 5. call rtl_stop_rx().
>
> The rtl_start_rx() would only be called when the linking
> status is changed from off to on or the auto resume occurs.
> And rtl_start_rx() would reinitialize the tp->rx_done and
> all of the rx agg->list. After step 2, the rx agg->list
> would flow between the usb host controller and the driver.
> If r8152_submit_rx() is success, the driver wouldn't own the
> rx agg->list until it is returned from the usb host controller.
> If r8152_submit_rx() is fail, the driver would still own the
> rx agg->list, and queue it to the tp->rx_done with spin lock
> for next try.
>
> If the status stays in step 3, only the rx_bottom() would submit
> the rx agg. The rtl_start_rx() wouldn't be called suddenly,
> unless the linking down or auto suspend occur first and linking
> on or auto resume occur again. If linking down or auto suspend
> occur, rtl_stop_rx() would be called (step 5). After this step,
> rx_bottom() wouldn't submit rx, and all rx agg->list would stop
> flowing. That is, the tp->rx_done and all rx agg->list wouldn't
> be changed until the next rtl_start_rx() is called.
>
> Therefore, the flow for each rx agg->list would be
> a. submittd by rtl_start_rx().
> b. goto step c if success, otherwise goto step d.
> c. completed by usb host controller.
> d. queued to tp->rx_done with spin lock.
> e. dequeue from tp->rx_done with spin lock by rx_botoom().
> f. goto step i if link down, otherwise goto step g.
> g. submitted by rx_botoom().
> h. goto step b.
> i. goto step a if link on.
>
> And the patch change the step g to g1.
> g1. submitted by rx_botoom() if (!ret), otherwise goto step d.
Excuse me. Any other question or suggestion for this patch?
Best Regards,
Hayes