Re: [PATCH net-next v5 08/13] net: wwan: t7xx: Add data path interface

["Martinez, Ricardo" <ricardo.martinez@linux.intel.com>]

Hi Sergey,

On 3/6/2022 6:58 PM, Sergey Ryazanov wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 1:35 AM Ricardo Martinez
> <ricardo.martinez@linux.intel.com> wrote:
>> From: Haijun Liu <haijun.liu@mediatek.com>
>>
>> Data Path Modem AP Interface (DPMAIF) HIF layer provides methods
>> for initialization, ISR, control and event handling of TX/RX flows.
>>
>> DPMAIF TX
>> Exposes the `dmpaif_tx_send_skb` function which can be used by the
>> network device to transmit packets.
>> The uplink data management uses a Descriptor Ring Buffer (DRB).
>> First DRB entry is a message type that will be followed by 1 or more
>> normal DRB entries. Message type DRB will hold the skb information
>> and each normal DRB entry holds a pointer to the skb payload.
>>
>> DPMAIF RX
>> The downlink buffer management uses Buffer Address Table (BAT) and
>> Packet Information Table (PIT) rings.
>> The BAT ring holds the address of skb data buffer for the HW to use,
>> while the PIT contains metadata about a whole network packet including
>> a reference to the BAT entry holding the data buffer address.
>> The driver reads the PIT and BAT entries written by the modem, when
>> reaching a threshold, the driver will reload the PIT and BAT rings.
...
>> +static int t7xx_dpmaif_add_skb_to_ring(struct dpmaif_ctrl *dpmaif_ctrl, struct sk_buff *skb)
>> +{
>> +       unsigned short cur_idx, drb_wr_idx_backup;
>> ...
>> +       txq = &dpmaif_ctrl->txq[skb_cb->txq_number];
>> ...
>> +       cur_idx = txq->drb_wr_idx;
>> +       drb_wr_idx_backup = cur_idx;
>> ...
>> +       for (wr_cnt = 0; wr_cnt < payload_cnt; wr_cnt++) {
>> ...
>> +               bus_addr = dma_map_single(dpmaif_ctrl->dev, data_addr, data_len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
>> +               if (dma_mapping_error(dpmaif_ctrl->dev, bus_addr)) {
>> +                       dev_err(dpmaif_ctrl->dev, "DMA mapping fail\n");
>> +                       atomic_set(&txq->tx_processing, 0);
>> +
>> +                       spin_lock_irqsave(&txq->tx_lock, flags);
>> +                       txq->drb_wr_idx = drb_wr_idx_backup;
>> +                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&txq->tx_lock, flags);
> What is the purpose of locking here?

The intention is to protect against concurrent access of drb_wr_idx by t7xx_txq_drb_wr_available()

>
>> +                       return -ENOMEM;
>> +               }
>> ...
>> +       }
>> ...
>> +}
>