2016-09-24 20:44:38

by Rafał Miłecki

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Subject: [PATCH 1/2] brcmfmac: initialize fws(ignal) for BCDC protocol only

From: Rafał Miłecki <[email protected]>

There are two protocols used by Broadcom FullMAC devices: BCDC and
msgbuf. They use different ways for (some part of) communication with
the firmware. Firmware Signaling is required for the first one only
(BCDC).

So far we were always initializing fws and always calling it's skb
processing function. It was fws that was passing skb processing to the
protocol specific function. It was redundant for the msgbuf case.

Simply taking few lines of code out of fws allows us to totally avoid
using it. This simplifies code flow, saves some memory & will allow
further optimizations like not compiling fwsignal.c.

Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <[email protected]>
---
.../wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++------
.../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c | 17 ++++++---------
.../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.h | 1 +
3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
index 27cd50a..bc3d8ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
@@ -250,7 +250,17 @@ static netdev_tx_t brcmf_netdev_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
if (eh->h_proto == htons(ETH_P_PAE))
atomic_inc(&ifp->pend_8021x_cnt);

- ret = brcmf_fws_process_skb(ifp, skb);
+ /* determine the priority */
+ if (skb->priority == 0 || skb->priority > 7)
+ skb->priority = cfg80211_classify8021d(skb, NULL);
+
+ if (drvr->fws && brcmf_fws_skbs_queueing(drvr->fws)) {
+ ret = brcmf_fws_process_skb(ifp, skb);
+ } else {
+ ret = brcmf_proto_txdata(drvr, ifp->ifidx, 0, skb);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ brcmf_txfinalize(ifp, skb, false);
+ }

done:
if (ret) {
@@ -405,7 +415,7 @@ void brcmf_txcomplete(struct device *dev, struct sk_buff *txp, bool success)
struct brcmf_if *ifp;

/* await txstatus signal for firmware if active */
- if (brcmf_fws_fc_active(drvr->fws)) {
+ if (drvr->fws && brcmf_fws_fc_active(drvr->fws)) {
if (!success)
brcmf_fws_bustxfail(drvr->fws, txp);
} else {
@@ -1006,11 +1016,13 @@ int brcmf_bus_start(struct device *dev)
}
brcmf_feat_attach(drvr);

- ret = brcmf_fws_init(drvr);
- if (ret < 0)
- goto fail;
+ if (bus_if->proto_type == BRCMF_PROTO_BCDC) {
+ ret = brcmf_fws_init(drvr);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ goto fail;

- brcmf_fws_add_interface(ifp);
+ brcmf_fws_add_interface(ifp);
+ }

drvr->config = brcmf_cfg80211_attach(drvr, bus_if->dev,
drvr->settings->p2p_enable);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c
index a190f53..495eaf8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c
@@ -2100,16 +2100,6 @@ int brcmf_fws_process_skb(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb)
int rc = 0;

brcmf_dbg(DATA, "tx proto=0x%X\n", ntohs(eh->h_proto));
- /* determine the priority */
- if ((skb->priority == 0) || (skb->priority > 7))
- skb->priority = cfg80211_classify8021d(skb, NULL);
-
- if (fws->avoid_queueing) {
- rc = brcmf_proto_txdata(drvr, ifp->ifidx, 0, skb);
- if (rc < 0)
- brcmf_txfinalize(ifp, skb, false);
- return rc;
- }

/* set control buffer information */
skcb->if_flags = 0;
@@ -2155,7 +2145,7 @@ void brcmf_fws_add_interface(struct brcmf_if *ifp)
struct brcmf_fws_info *fws = ifp->drvr->fws;
struct brcmf_fws_mac_descriptor *entry;

- if (!ifp->ndev)
+ if (!fws || !ifp->ndev)
return;

entry = &fws->desc.iface[ifp->ifidx];
@@ -2442,6 +2432,11 @@ void brcmf_fws_deinit(struct brcmf_pub *drvr)
kfree(fws);
}

+bool brcmf_fws_skbs_queueing(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws)
+{
+ return !fws->avoid_queueing;
+}
+
bool brcmf_fws_fc_active(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws)
{
if (!fws->creditmap_received)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.h b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.h
index ef0ad85..8f7c1d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@

int brcmf_fws_init(struct brcmf_pub *drvr);
void brcmf_fws_deinit(struct brcmf_pub *drvr);
+bool brcmf_fws_skbs_queueing(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws);
bool brcmf_fws_fc_active(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws);
void brcmf_fws_hdrpull(struct brcmf_if *ifp, s16 siglen, struct sk_buff *skb);
int brcmf_fws_process_skb(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb);
--
2.9.3


2016-09-24 20:44:39

by Rafał Miłecki

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Subject: [PATCH 2/2] brcmfmac: compile fws(ignal) code only with BCDC support enabled

From: Rafał Miłecki <[email protected]>

It's not needed by the other (msgbuf) protocol, so let's save some size
and compile it conditionally.

Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <[email protected]>
---
.../wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/Makefile | 4 +-
.../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.h | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 61 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/Makefile b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/Makefile
index 9e4b505..ad3b06e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ brcmfmac-objs += \
chip.o \
fwil.o \
fweh.o \
- fwsignal.o \
p2p.o \
proto.o \
common.o \
@@ -37,7 +36,8 @@ brcmfmac-objs += \
btcoex.o \
vendor.o
brcmfmac-$(CONFIG_BRCMFMAC_PROTO_BCDC) += \
- bcdc.o
+ bcdc.o \
+ fwsignal.o
brcmfmac-$(CONFIG_BRCMFMAC_PROTO_MSGBUF) += \
commonring.o \
flowring.o \
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.h b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.h
index 8f7c1d7..ba0c1bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
#ifndef FWSIGNAL_H_
#define FWSIGNAL_H_

+#ifdef CONFIG_BRCMFMAC_PROTO_BCDC
int brcmf_fws_init(struct brcmf_pub *drvr);
void brcmf_fws_deinit(struct brcmf_pub *drvr);
bool brcmf_fws_skbs_queueing(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws);
@@ -31,5 +32,63 @@ void brcmf_fws_del_interface(struct brcmf_if *ifp);
void brcmf_fws_bustxfail(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws, struct sk_buff *skb);
void brcmf_fws_bus_blocked(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, bool flow_blocked);
void brcmf_fws_rxreorder(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb);
+#else
+static inline int brcmf_fws_init(struct brcmf_pub *drvr)
+{
+ return -ENOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static inline void brcmf_fws_deinit(struct brcmf_pub *drvr)
+{
+}
+
+static inline bool brcmf_fws_skbs_queueing(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws)
+{
+ return false;
+}
+
+static inline bool brcmf_fws_fc_active(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws)
+{
+ return false;
+}
+
+static inline void brcmf_fws_hdrpull(struct brcmf_if *ifp, s16 siglen,
+ struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+}
+
+static inline int brcmf_fws_process_skb(struct brcmf_if *ifp,
+ struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+ return -ENOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static inline void brcmf_fws_reset_interface(struct brcmf_if *ifp)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void brcmf_fws_add_interface(struct brcmf_if *ifp)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void brcmf_fws_del_interface(struct brcmf_if *ifp)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void brcmf_fws_bustxfail(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws,
+ struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void brcmf_fws_bus_blocked(struct brcmf_pub *drvr,
+ bool flow_blocked)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void brcmf_fws_rxreorder(struct brcmf_if *ifp,
+ struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+}
+#endif

#endif /* FWSIGNAL_H_ */
--
2.9.3

2016-09-26 11:28:33

by Arend Van Spriel

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] brcmfmac: initialize fws(ignal) for BCDC protocol only

On 24-9-2016 22:44, Rafał Miłecki wrote:
> From: Rafał Miłecki <[email protected]>
>
> There are two protocols used by Broadcom FullMAC devices: BCDC and
> msgbuf. They use different ways for (some part of) communication with
> the firmware. Firmware Signaling is required for the first one only
> (BCDC).
>
> So far we were always initializing fws and always calling it's skb
> processing function. It was fws that was passing skb processing to the
> protocol specific function. It was redundant for the msgbuf case.
>
> Simply taking few lines of code out of fws allows us to totally avoid
> using it. This simplifies code flow, saves some memory & will allow
> further optimizations like not compiling fwsignal.c.

Hi Rafał,

Conceptually fwsignal is part of BCDC so you are indeed right when
saying it is not needed for msgbuf. The signalling is actually part of
the BCDC message overhead so I would rather see fwsignal only being used
in BCDC code. Could try and do that on top of this patch, but I would
prefer dropping these patches.

Regards,
Arend

> Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <[email protected]>
> ---
> .../wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++------
> .../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c | 17 ++++++---------
> .../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.h | 1 +
> 3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
> index 27cd50a..bc3d8ab 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
> @@ -250,7 +250,17 @@ static netdev_tx_t brcmf_netdev_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
> if (eh->h_proto == htons(ETH_P_PAE))
> atomic_inc(&ifp->pend_8021x_cnt);
>
> - ret = brcmf_fws_process_skb(ifp, skb);
> + /* determine the priority */
> + if (skb->priority == 0 || skb->priority > 7)
> + skb->priority = cfg80211_classify8021d(skb, NULL);
> +
> + if (drvr->fws && brcmf_fws_skbs_queueing(drvr->fws)) {
> + ret = brcmf_fws_process_skb(ifp, skb);
> + } else {
> + ret = brcmf_proto_txdata(drvr, ifp->ifidx, 0, skb);
> + if (ret < 0)
> + brcmf_txfinalize(ifp, skb, false);
> + }
>
> done:
> if (ret) {
> @@ -405,7 +415,7 @@ void brcmf_txcomplete(struct device *dev, struct sk_buff *txp, bool success)
> struct brcmf_if *ifp;
>
> /* await txstatus signal for firmware if active */
> - if (brcmf_fws_fc_active(drvr->fws)) {
> + if (drvr->fws && brcmf_fws_fc_active(drvr->fws)) {
> if (!success)
> brcmf_fws_bustxfail(drvr->fws, txp);
> } else {
> @@ -1006,11 +1016,13 @@ int brcmf_bus_start(struct device *dev)
> }
> brcmf_feat_attach(drvr);
>
> - ret = brcmf_fws_init(drvr);
> - if (ret < 0)
> - goto fail;
> + if (bus_if->proto_type == BRCMF_PROTO_BCDC) {
> + ret = brcmf_fws_init(drvr);
> + if (ret < 0)
> + goto fail;
>
> - brcmf_fws_add_interface(ifp);
> + brcmf_fws_add_interface(ifp);
> + }
>
> drvr->config = brcmf_cfg80211_attach(drvr, bus_if->dev,
> drvr->settings->p2p_enable);
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c
> index a190f53..495eaf8 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c
> @@ -2100,16 +2100,6 @@ int brcmf_fws_process_skb(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb)
> int rc = 0;
>
> brcmf_dbg(DATA, "tx proto=0x%X\n", ntohs(eh->h_proto));
> - /* determine the priority */
> - if ((skb->priority == 0) || (skb->priority > 7))
> - skb->priority = cfg80211_classify8021d(skb, NULL);
> -
> - if (fws->avoid_queueing) {
> - rc = brcmf_proto_txdata(drvr, ifp->ifidx, 0, skb);
> - if (rc < 0)
> - brcmf_txfinalize(ifp, skb, false);
> - return rc;
> - }
>
> /* set control buffer information */
> skcb->if_flags = 0;
> @@ -2155,7 +2145,7 @@ void brcmf_fws_add_interface(struct brcmf_if *ifp)
> struct brcmf_fws_info *fws = ifp->drvr->fws;
> struct brcmf_fws_mac_descriptor *entry;
>
> - if (!ifp->ndev)
> + if (!fws || !ifp->ndev)
> return;
>
> entry = &fws->desc.iface[ifp->ifidx];
> @@ -2442,6 +2432,11 @@ void brcmf_fws_deinit(struct brcmf_pub *drvr)
> kfree(fws);
> }
>
> +bool brcmf_fws_skbs_queueing(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws)
> +{
> + return !fws->avoid_queueing;
> +}
> +
> bool brcmf_fws_fc_active(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws)
> {
> if (!fws->creditmap_received)
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.h b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.h
> index ef0ad85..8f7c1d7 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.h
> @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
>
> int brcmf_fws_init(struct brcmf_pub *drvr);
> void brcmf_fws_deinit(struct brcmf_pub *drvr);
> +bool brcmf_fws_skbs_queueing(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws);
> bool brcmf_fws_fc_active(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws);
> void brcmf_fws_hdrpull(struct brcmf_if *ifp, s16 siglen, struct sk_buff *skb);
> int brcmf_fws_process_skb(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb);
>