Re: [net-next v38] mctp pcc: Implement MCTP over PCC Transport

[Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>]

On Sun,  5 Apr 2026 14:07:40 -0400 Adam Young wrote:
> +	rc = mbox_send_message(mpnd->outbox.chan->mchan, skb);
> +	if (rc < 0) {
> +		//Remove the header in case it gets sent again

space after //

> +		skb_pull(skb, sizeof(*pcc_header));
> +		netif_stop_queue(ndev);
> +		return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
> +	}
> +
> +	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
> +}
> +
> +static void mctp_pcc_tx_prepare(struct mbox_client *cl, void *mssg)
> +{
> +	struct mctp_pcc_ndev *mctp_pcc_ndev;
> +	struct mctp_pcc_mailbox *outbox;
> +	struct sk_buff *skb = mssg;
> +
> +	mctp_pcc_ndev = container_of(cl, struct mctp_pcc_ndev, outbox.client);
> +	outbox = &mctp_pcc_ndev->outbox;
> +
> +	if (!skb)
> +		return;

Is this really ever called with a NULL pointer?

> +	if (skb->len > outbox->chan->shmem_size) {
> +		dev_dstats_tx_dropped(mctp_pcc_ndev->ndev);
> +		return;
> +	}
> +	memcpy_toio(outbox->chan->shmem,  skb->data, skb->len);
> +}

> +static int mctp_pcc_ndo_open(struct net_device *ndev)

dont say ndo in function names

> +{
> +	struct mctp_pcc_ndev *mctp_pcc_ndev = netdev_priv(ndev);
> +	struct mctp_pcc_mailbox *outbox, *inbox;
> +
> +	outbox = &mctp_pcc_ndev->outbox;
> +	inbox = &mctp_pcc_ndev->inbox;
> +
> +	outbox->chan = pcc_mbox_request_channel(&outbox->client, outbox->index);
> +	if (IS_ERR(outbox->chan))
> +		return PTR_ERR(outbox->chan);
> +
> +	inbox->client.rx_callback = mctp_pcc_client_rx_callback;
> +	inbox->chan = pcc_mbox_request_channel(&inbox->client, inbox->index);
> +	if (IS_ERR(inbox->chan)) {
> +		pcc_mbox_free_channel(outbox->chan);
> +		return PTR_ERR(inbox->chan);
> +	}
> +	return 0;

> +static int initialize_MTU(struct net_device *ndev)

don't use capital letter in function names for no good reason

> +{
> +	struct mctp_pcc_ndev *mctp_pcc_ndev;
> +	struct mctp_pcc_mailbox *outbox;
> +	struct pcc_mbox_chan *pchan;
> +	int mctp_pcc_max_mtu;
> +
> +	mctp_pcc_ndev = netdev_priv(ndev);
> +	outbox = &mctp_pcc_ndev->outbox;
> +	pchan = pcc_mbox_request_channel(&outbox->client, outbox->index);
> +	if (IS_ERR(pchan))
> +		return -1;

why not return PTR_ERR(pchan) ?

> +	if (pchan->shmem_size < MCTP_MIN_MTU + sizeof(struct acpi_pcct_ext_pcc_shared_memory)) {
> +		pcc_mbox_free_channel(pchan);
> +		return -1;

EINVAL


We are about to close for the merge window please wait until.. Apr 27th
I think with the next version.
> +	}