linux-wireless.vger.kernel.org archive mirror
 help / color / mirror / Atom feed
* [PATCH 1/2] rt2x00: Write the frame *after* padding (rt2800 usb devices)
@ 2010-12-20  8:31 Ismael Luceno
  2010-12-20  8:31 ` [PATCH 2/2] rt2x00: Fix panic on frame padding for rt2800 usb devices (due to not enough skb tailroom) Ismael Luceno
  2010-12-20  8:55 ` [PATCH 1/2] rt2x00: Write the frame *after* padding (rt2800 usb devices) Helmut Schaa
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Ismael Luceno @ 2010-12-20  8:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-wireless; +Cc: Ivo Van Doorn, Gertjan van Wingerde, Ismael Luceno

Signed-off-by: Ismael Luceno <ismael.luceno@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c |    7 ++++---
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
index 3e0205d..85185de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
@@ -378,9 +378,10 @@ static void rt2800usb_write_tx_data(struct queue_entry *entry,
 	 * | TXINFO | TXWI | 802.11 header | L2 pad | payload | pad | USB end pad |
 	 *                 |<------------- tx_pkt_len ------------->|
 	 */
-        rt2800_write_tx_data(entry, txdesc);
-        padding_len = roundup(entry->skb->len + 4, 4) - entry->skb->len;
-        memset(skb_put(entry->skb, padding_len), 0, padding_len);
+	padding_len = roundup(entry->skb->len + 4, 4) - entry->skb->len;
+	memset(skb_put(entry->skb, padding_len), 0, padding_len);
+
+	rt2800_write_tx_data(entry, txdesc);
 }
 
 /*
-- 
1.7.3.4


^ permalink raw reply related	[flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread

* [PATCH 2/2] rt2x00: Fix panic on frame padding for rt2800 usb devices (due to not enough skb tailroom)
  2010-12-20  8:31 [PATCH 1/2] rt2x00: Write the frame *after* padding (rt2800 usb devices) Ismael Luceno
@ 2010-12-20  8:31 ` Ismael Luceno
  2010-12-20 11:45   ` Ivo Van Doorn
  2010-12-20  8:55 ` [PATCH 1/2] rt2x00: Write the frame *after* padding (rt2800 usb devices) Helmut Schaa
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Ismael Luceno @ 2010-12-20  8:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-wireless; +Cc: Ivo Van Doorn, Gertjan van Wingerde, Ismael Luceno

Signed-off-by: Ismael Luceno <ismael.luceno@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c |   11 +++++++++--
 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
index 85185de..d284e1e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
@@ -369,7 +369,8 @@ static void rt2800usb_write_tx_desc(struct queue_entry *entry,
 static void rt2800usb_write_tx_data(struct queue_entry *entry,
 					struct txentry_desc *txdesc)
 {
-	u8 padding_len;
+	unsigned int padding_len;
+	int err;
 
 	/*
 	 * pad(1~3 bytes) is added after each 802.11 payload.
@@ -379,8 +380,14 @@ static void rt2800usb_write_tx_data(struct queue_entry *entry,
 	 *                 |<------------- tx_pkt_len ------------->|
 	 */
 	padding_len = roundup(entry->skb->len + 4, 4) - entry->skb->len;
-	memset(skb_put(entry->skb, padding_len), 0, padding_len);
 
+	err = skb_pad(entry->skb, padding_len);
+	if (unlikely(err)) {
+		WARNING(entry->queue->rt2x00dev, "TX SKB padding error, out of memory\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	entry->skb->len += padding_len;
 	rt2800_write_tx_data(entry, txdesc);
 }
 
-- 
1.7.3.4


^ permalink raw reply related	[flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread

* Re: [PATCH 1/2] rt2x00: Write the frame *after* padding (rt2800 usb devices)
  2010-12-20  8:31 [PATCH 1/2] rt2x00: Write the frame *after* padding (rt2800 usb devices) Ismael Luceno
  2010-12-20  8:31 ` [PATCH 2/2] rt2x00: Fix panic on frame padding for rt2800 usb devices (due to not enough skb tailroom) Ismael Luceno
@ 2010-12-20  8:55 ` Helmut Schaa
  2010-12-20  9:30   ` Julian Calaby
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Helmut Schaa @ 2010-12-20  8:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ismael Luceno; +Cc: linux-wireless, Ivo Van Doorn, Gertjan van Wingerde

Hi,

Am Montag, 20. Dezember 2010 schrieb Ismael Luceno:
> Signed-off-by: Ismael Luceno <ismael.luceno@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c |    7 ++++---
>  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
> index 3e0205d..85185de 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
> @@ -378,9 +378,10 @@ static void rt2800usb_write_tx_data(struct queue_entry *entry,
>  	 * | TXINFO | TXWI | 802.11 header | L2 pad | payload | pad | USB end pad |
>  	 *                 |<------------- tx_pkt_len ------------->|
>  	 */
> -        rt2800_write_tx_data(entry, txdesc);
> -        padding_len = roundup(entry->skb->len + 4, 4) - entry->skb->len;
> -        memset(skb_put(entry->skb, padding_len), 0, padding_len);
> +	padding_len = roundup(entry->skb->len + 4, 4) - entry->skb->len;
> +	memset(skb_put(entry->skb, padding_len), 0, padding_len);
> +
> +	rt2800_write_tx_data(entry, txdesc);

Could you please explain this change in more detail please?
Why is it needed? rt2800_write_tx_data only adds the TXWI to the front of the
buffer, doing that before or after the padding doesn't make a difference, no?

Thanks,
Helmut

^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread

* Re: [PATCH 1/2] rt2x00: Write the frame *after* padding (rt2800 usb devices)
  2010-12-20  8:55 ` [PATCH 1/2] rt2x00: Write the frame *after* padding (rt2800 usb devices) Helmut Schaa
@ 2010-12-20  9:30   ` Julian Calaby
  2010-12-20 10:30     ` Helmut Schaa
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Julian Calaby @ 2010-12-20  9:30 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Helmut Schaa
  Cc: Ismael Luceno, linux-wireless, Ivo Van Doorn,
	Gertjan van Wingerde

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 19:55, Helmut Schaa <helmut.schaa@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Am Montag, 20. Dezember 2010 schrieb Ismael Luceno:
>> Signed-off-by: Ismael Luceno <ismael.luceno@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>  drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c |    7 ++++---
>>  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
>> index 3e0205d..85185de 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
>> @@ -378,9 +378,10 @@ static void rt2800usb_write_tx_data(struct queue_entry *entry,
>>        * | TXINFO | TXWI | 802.11 header | L2 pad | payload | pad | USB end pad |
>>        *                 |<------------- tx_pkt_len ------------->|
>>        */
>> -        rt2800_write_tx_data(entry, txdesc);
>> -        padding_len = roundup(entry->skb->len + 4, 4) - entry->skb->len;
>> -        memset(skb_put(entry->skb, padding_len), 0, padding_len);
>> +     padding_len = roundup(entry->skb->len + 4, 4) - entry->skb->len;
>> +     memset(skb_put(entry->skb, padding_len), 0, padding_len);
>> +
>> +     rt2800_write_tx_data(entry, txdesc);
>
> Could you please explain this change in more detail please?
> Why is it needed? rt2800_write_tx_data only adds the TXWI to the front of the
> buffer, doing that before or after the padding doesn't make a difference, no?

Semantically it makes more sense this way, why modify a entry before
writing it - but maybe the issue is that the name of the function
makes it's function ambiguous, maybe renaming it to something along
the lines of "rt2800_prepend_TXWI" would make it's purpose clearer.

Thanks,

-- 
Julian Calaby

Email: julian.calaby@gmail.com
Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/julian.calaby/
.Plan: http://sites.google.com/site/juliancalaby/

^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread

* Re: [PATCH 1/2] rt2x00: Write the frame *after* padding (rt2800 usb devices)
  2010-12-20  9:30   ` Julian Calaby
@ 2010-12-20 10:30     ` Helmut Schaa
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Helmut Schaa @ 2010-12-20 10:30 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Julian Calaby
  Cc: Ismael Luceno, linux-wireless, Ivo Van Doorn,
	Gertjan van Wingerde

Am Montag, 20. Dezember 2010 schrieb Julian Calaby:
> On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 19:55, Helmut Schaa <helmut.schaa@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Am Montag, 20. Dezember 2010 schrieb Ismael Luceno:
> >> Signed-off-by: Ismael Luceno <ismael.luceno@gmail.com>
> >> ---
> >>  drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c |    7 ++++---
> >>  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
> >> index 3e0205d..85185de 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
> >> @@ -378,9 +378,10 @@ static void rt2800usb_write_tx_data(struct queue_entry *entry,
> >>        * | TXINFO | TXWI | 802.11 header | L2 pad | payload | pad | USB end pad |
> >>        *                 |<------------- tx_pkt_len ------------->|
> >>        */
> >> -        rt2800_write_tx_data(entry, txdesc);
> >> -        padding_len = roundup(entry->skb->len + 4, 4) - entry->skb->len;
> >> -        memset(skb_put(entry->skb, padding_len), 0, padding_len);
> >> +     padding_len = roundup(entry->skb->len + 4, 4) - entry->skb->len;
> >> +     memset(skb_put(entry->skb, padding_len), 0, padding_len);
> >> +
> >> +     rt2800_write_tx_data(entry, txdesc);
> >
> > Could you please explain this change in more detail please?
> > Why is it needed? rt2800_write_tx_data only adds the TXWI to the front of the
> > buffer, doing that before or after the padding doesn't make a difference, no?
> 
> Semantically it makes more sense this way, why modify a entry before
> writing it - but maybe the issue is that the name of the function
> makes it's function ambiguous, maybe renaming it to something along
> the lines of "rt2800_prepend_TXWI" would make it's purpose clearer.

Correct.

Helmut

^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread

* Re: [PATCH 2/2] rt2x00: Fix panic on frame padding for rt2800 usb devices (due to not enough skb tailroom)
  2010-12-20  8:31 ` [PATCH 2/2] rt2x00: Fix panic on frame padding for rt2800 usb devices (due to not enough skb tailroom) Ismael Luceno
@ 2010-12-20 11:45   ` Ivo Van Doorn
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Ivo Van Doorn @ 2010-12-20 11:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ismael Luceno; +Cc: linux-wireless, Gertjan van Wingerde

Hi,

> Signed-off-by: Ismael Luceno <ismael.luceno@gmail.com>

Please add a short description why this change is needed,
I only know why because of a discussion over private mail...

> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
> index 85185de..d284e1e 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
> @@ -369,7 +369,8 @@ static void rt2800usb_write_tx_desc(struct queue_entry *entry,
>  static void rt2800usb_write_tx_data(struct queue_entry *entry,
>                                        struct txentry_desc *txdesc)
>  {
> -       u8 padding_len;
> +       unsigned int padding_len;
> +       int err;
>
>        /*
>         * pad(1~3 bytes) is added after each 802.11 payload.
> @@ -379,8 +380,14 @@ static void rt2800usb_write_tx_data(struct queue_entry *entry,
>         *                 |<------------- tx_pkt_len ------------->|
>         */
>        padding_len = roundup(entry->skb->len + 4, 4) - entry->skb->len;
> -       memset(skb_put(entry->skb, padding_len), 0, padding_len);
>
> +       err = skb_pad(entry->skb, padding_len);
> +       if (unlikely(err)) {
> +               WARNING(entry->queue->rt2x00dev, "TX SKB padding error, out of memory\n");
> +               return;
> +       }

Please use skb_padto instead, that will actually check if the padding
is needed or not...

Ivo

^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread

end of thread, other threads:[~2010-12-20 11:45 UTC | newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages (download: mbox.gz follow: Atom feed
-- links below jump to the message on this page --
2010-12-20  8:31 [PATCH 1/2] rt2x00: Write the frame *after* padding (rt2800 usb devices) Ismael Luceno
2010-12-20  8:31 ` [PATCH 2/2] rt2x00: Fix panic on frame padding for rt2800 usb devices (due to not enough skb tailroom) Ismael Luceno
2010-12-20 11:45   ` Ivo Van Doorn
2010-12-20  8:55 ` [PATCH 1/2] rt2x00: Write the frame *after* padding (rt2800 usb devices) Helmut Schaa
2010-12-20  9:30   ` Julian Calaby
2010-12-20 10:30     ` Helmut Schaa

This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox;
as well as URLs for NNTP newsgroup(s).