These drivers already call netif_stop_queue() so we should not be called unless tx space is available. Just free the skb and return TX_OK.
Followup patch will remove NETDEV_TX_LOCKED from the kernel. Cc: linux-par...@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-h...@vger.kernel.org Cc: Thomas Sailer <t.sai...@alumni.ethz.ch> Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <f...@strlen.de> --- checkpatch chokes on this one, tulip uses spaces, not tabs... drivers/net/ethernet/amd/7990.c | 8 +++++--- drivers/net/ethernet/amd/a2065.c | 7 +++---- drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/de4x5.c | 7 +++++-- drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c | 6 ++++-- drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c | 6 ++++-- 5 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/7990.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/7990.c index 66d0b73c..8e75755 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/7990.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/7990.c @@ -543,11 +543,13 @@ int lance_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev) static int outs; unsigned long flags; - if (!TX_BUFFS_AVAIL) - return NETDEV_TX_LOCKED; - netif_stop_queue(dev); + if (!TX_BUFFS_AVAIL) { + dev_consume_skb_any(skb); + return NETDEV_TX_OK; + } + skblen = skb->len; #ifdef DEBUG_DRIVER diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/a2065.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/a2065.c index 5613918..2a18d34 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/a2065.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/a2065.c @@ -547,10 +547,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t lance_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, local_irq_save(flags); - if (!lance_tx_buffs_avail(lp)) { - local_irq_restore(flags); - return NETDEV_TX_LOCKED; - } + if (!lance_tx_buffs_avail(lp)) + goto out_free; #ifdef DEBUG /* dump the packet */ @@ -573,6 +571,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t lance_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, /* Kick the lance: transmit now */ ll->rdp = LE_C0_INEA | LE_C0_TDMD; + out_free: dev_kfree_skb(skb); local_irq_restore(flags); diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/de4x5.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/de4x5.c index 3acde3b..d88fbab 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/de4x5.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/de4x5.c @@ -1465,7 +1465,7 @@ de4x5_queue_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev) netif_stop_queue(dev); if (!lp->tx_enable) /* Cannot send for now */ - return NETDEV_TX_LOCKED; + goto tx_err; /* ** Clean out the TX ring asynchronously to interrupts - sometimes the @@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@ de4x5_queue_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev) /* Test if cache is already locked - requeue skb if so */ if (test_and_set_bit(0, (void *)&lp->cache.lock) && !lp->interrupt) - return NETDEV_TX_LOCKED; + goto tx_err; /* Transmit descriptor ring full or stale skb */ if (netif_queue_stopped(dev) || (u_long) lp->tx_skb[lp->tx_new] > 1) { @@ -1519,6 +1519,9 @@ de4x5_queue_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev) lp->cache.lock = 0; return NETDEV_TX_OK; +tx_err: + dev_kfree_skb_any(skb); + return NETDEV_TX_OK; } /* diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c index 72c9f1f..eb66638 100644 --- a/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c +++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c @@ -780,8 +780,10 @@ static int baycom_send_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev) dev_kfree_skb(skb); return NETDEV_TX_OK; } - if (bc->skb) - return NETDEV_TX_LOCKED; + if (bc->skb) { + dev_kfree_skb(skb); + return NETDEV_TX_OK; + } /* strip KISS byte */ if (skb->len >= HDLCDRV_MAXFLEN+1 || skb->len < 3) { dev_kfree_skb(skb); diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c index 49fe59b..4bad0b8 100644 --- a/drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c +++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c @@ -412,8 +412,10 @@ static netdev_tx_t hdlcdrv_send_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, dev_kfree_skb(skb); return NETDEV_TX_OK; } - if (sm->skb) - return NETDEV_TX_LOCKED; + if (sm->skb) { + dev_kfree_skb(skb); + return NETDEV_TX_OK; + } netif_stop_queue(dev); sm->skb = skb; return NETDEV_TX_OK; -- 2.7.3