From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com (us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com [170.10.133.124]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 62C573C4154 for ; Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:55:13 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=170.10.133.124 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1783698914; cv=none; b=UqnFp+esWnTdDk0dukfm0DNEG1HN9ojuCue4arTjDyyVO3Cx7wem6R9LPmnxdxk4ckHXeD23PK9aEhyoN/fGwr3OmM+0hfHznhtvJeQS1Qc4YmDeysoeWa7CQ34av3S+dDYgfBFP4MEfSJwQ5n5TyEIZ9w5M2tZAc934RnVcKUA= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1783698914; c=relaxed/simple; bh=KOKM8Z5Og3W70F08Udtk/Tu48PLz+1SrvQ0yLlM63aQ=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: MIME-Version; b=mJjQRpFsUEKtsUo8AkOzKIeBYeGWpqFaCmjrAaCHI/rVxwp642aKvTSpcP8Rw/XMzyf2ZT75SFmpy8mWCDNbFY/VUNs+mNCJhLWKiaKSuAcJ18v8HUeJpXsMQC8K8eYV2ZFI38O91FcZIoVO+HRig00P5RHXu9+xa1FMqjrZpMU= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=quarantine dis=none) header.from=redhat.com; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=redhat.com; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=redhat.com header.i=@redhat.com header.b=ZWYC8qzn; arc=none smtp.client-ip=170.10.133.124 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=quarantine dis=none) header.from=redhat.com Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=redhat.com Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=redhat.com header.i=@redhat.com header.b="ZWYC8qzn" DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=redhat.com; s=mimecast20190719; t=1783698912; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=REFOK+cOhS8y8vRAa+RbtY6r4AJSAQeyMeqjIcisduI=; b=ZWYC8qznTTwYJnrVw2JPq1gmVya2hgFrwfNAZ6Z962C6RfE4krb8kkJZAUumW/F6dRafDL 886z7C2B2arGbGeXzALo3bYtIBTjNd+hjSZaX37d0IfFrCbzrRb4frWbhr8EoAT0O12elG vEff1sIIbTaAHujluO5Rc9b/bjVgLVo= Received: from mx-prod-mc-05.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (ec2-54-186-198-63.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com [54.186.198.63]) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP with STARTTLS (version=TLSv1.3, cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) id us-mta-548-qHcaYnJAMv6p54d2-a3U0Q-1; Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:55:09 -0400 X-MC-Unique: qHcaYnJAMv6p54d2-a3U0Q-1 X-Mimecast-MFC-AGG-ID: qHcaYnJAMv6p54d2-a3U0Q_1783698908 Received: from mx-prod-int-06.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (mx-prod-int-06.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com [10.30.177.93]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by mx-prod-mc-05.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E81A81955DD1; Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:55:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fedora.redhat.com (unknown [10.44.48.25]) by mx-prod-int-06.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5DC791800480; Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:55:05 +0000 (UTC) From: Jose Ignacio Tornos Martinez To: jjohnson@kernel.org Cc: ath11k@lists.infradead.org, ath12k@lists.infradead.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Jose Ignacio Tornos Martinez Subject: [PATCH 2/2] wifi: ath12k: implement custom wake_tx_queue with flow control Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:54:43 +0200 Message-ID: <20260710155443.1761760-3-jtornosm@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <20260710155443.1761760-1-jtornosm@redhat.com> References: <20260710155443.1761760-1-jtornosm@redhat.com> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 3.4.1 on 10.30.177.93 Under heavy traffic, ath12k can hang and experiences -ENOMEM errors ("failed to transmit frame -12") when the hardware TCL ring fills up. This issue is more commonly observed in VMs with PCIe passthrough but also occurs on bare metal systems. Implement a custom wake_tx_queue operation that: 1. Checks hardware ring space before dequeuing packets from mac80211 2. Uses per-packet locking to serialize ring access and prevent races 3. Syncs with hardware state to get accurate free slot count 4. Returns early during firmware crash in the same way as other tx paths This approach follows the pattern used in the iwlwifi driver, adapted for ath12k's hardware ring architecture. This prevents hangs, eliminates -ENOMEM errors, and improves throughput by optimizing resource usage and preventing unnecessary packet drops. Signed-off-by: Jose Ignacio Tornos Martinez --- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.c | 1 + drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.h | 2 + drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/hal.c | 1 + drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/hw.c | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++- 4 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.c index af5f11fc1d84..3d46cfbf0a1c 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.c @@ -1539,6 +1539,7 @@ static int ath12k_dp_setup(struct ath12k_base *ab) } for (i = 0; i < ab->hw_params->max_tx_ring; i++) { + spin_lock_init(&dp->tx_ring[i].wake_tx_lock); dp->tx_ring[i].tcl_data_ring_id = i; dp->tx_ring[i].tx_status_head = 0; diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.h index f8cfc7bb29dd..68d2020be9b8 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.h +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.h @@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ struct dp_tx_ring { u8 tcl_data_ring_id; struct dp_srng tcl_data_ring; struct dp_srng tcl_comp_ring; + /* Serializes wake_tx_queue operations for this ring */ + spinlock_t wake_tx_lock; struct hal_wbm_completion_ring_tx *tx_status; int tx_status_head; int tx_status_tail; diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/hal.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/hal.c index a164563fff28..c1c656e4550b 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/hal.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/hal.c @@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ int ath12k_hal_srng_src_num_free(struct ath12k_base *ab, struct hal_srng *srng, else return ((srng->ring_size - hp + tp) / srng->entry_size) - 1; } +EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath12k_hal_srng_src_num_free); void *ath12k_hal_srng_src_next_peek(struct ath12k_base *ab, struct hal_srng *srng) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/hw.c index d9fdd2fc8298..e3a6f9cdee24 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/hw.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/hw.c @@ -1100,9 +1100,57 @@ static void ath12k_wifi7_mac_op_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, } } +static void ath12k_wifi7_mac_op_wake_tx_queue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, + struct ieee80211_txq *txq) +{ + struct ath12k_hw *ah = ath12k_hw_to_ah(hw); + struct ieee80211_tx_control control = { + .sta = txq->sta, + }; + struct ath12k *ar = ah->radio; + struct dp_tx_ring *tx_ring; + struct hal_srng *tcl_ring; + struct ath12k_dp *dp; + struct sk_buff *skb; + int num_free; + + if (!ar) + return; + + if (unlikely(test_bit(ATH12K_FLAG_CRASH_FLUSH, &ar->ab->dev_flags))) + return; + + dp = ar->ab->dp; + tx_ring = &dp->tx_ring[txq->ac % dp->hw_params->max_tx_ring]; + tcl_ring = &dp->hal->srng_list[tx_ring->tcl_data_ring.ring_id]; + + while (1) { + spin_lock_bh(&tx_ring->wake_tx_lock); + + spin_lock(&tcl_ring->lock); + num_free = ath12k_hal_srng_src_num_free(ar->ab, tcl_ring, true); + spin_unlock(&tcl_ring->lock); + + if (num_free == 0) { + spin_unlock_bh(&tx_ring->wake_tx_lock); + break; + } + + skb = ieee80211_tx_dequeue(hw, txq); + if (!skb) { + spin_unlock_bh(&tx_ring->wake_tx_lock); + break; + } + + ath12k_wifi7_mac_op_tx(hw, &control, skb); + + spin_unlock_bh(&tx_ring->wake_tx_lock); + } +} + static const struct ieee80211_ops ath12k_ops_wifi7 = { .tx = ath12k_wifi7_mac_op_tx, - .wake_tx_queue = ieee80211_handle_wake_tx_queue, + .wake_tx_queue = ath12k_wifi7_mac_op_wake_tx_queue, .start = ath12k_mac_op_start, .stop = ath12k_mac_op_stop, .reconfig_complete = ath12k_mac_op_reconfig_complete, -- 2.54.0