On Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 2:38 PM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> wrote:

> ---
> v2: - netdev_warn() -> netif_warn() [Edwin]
>     - use correct prod value [Michael]
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c | 36 +++++++++++++++--------
>  drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h |  1 +
>  2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
> index 52f5c8405e76..79bbd6ec7ef7 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
> @@ -72,7 +72,8 @@
>  #include "bnxt_debugfs.h"
>
>  #define BNXT_TX_TIMEOUT                (5 * HZ)
> -#define BNXT_DEF_MSG_ENABLE    (NETIF_MSG_DRV | NETIF_MSG_HW)
> +#define BNXT_DEF_MSG_ENABLE    (NETIF_MSG_DRV | NETIF_MSG_HW | \
> +                                NETIF_MSG_TX_ERR)
>
>  MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
>  MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Broadcom BCM573xx network driver");
> @@ -367,6 +368,13 @@ static u16 bnxt_xmit_get_cfa_action(struct sk_buff *skb)
>         return md_dst->u.port_info.port_id;
>  }
>
> +static void bnxt_txr_db_kick(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_tx_ring_info *txr,
> +                            u16 prod)
> +{
> +       bnxt_db_write(bp, &txr->tx_db, prod);
> +       txr->kick_pending = 0;
> +}
> +
>  static netdev_tx_t bnxt_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
>  {
>         struct bnxt *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
> @@ -396,6 +404,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t bnxt_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
>         free_size = bnxt_tx_avail(bp, txr);
>         if (unlikely(free_size < skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags + 2)) {
>                 netif_tx_stop_queue(txq);
> +               if (net_ratelimit() && txr->kick_pending)
> +                       netif_warn(bp, tx_err, dev, "bnxt: ring busy!\n");

You forgot to remove this.

>                 return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
>         }
>
> @@ -516,21 +526,16 @@ static netdev_tx_t bnxt_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
>  normal_tx:
>         if (length < BNXT_MIN_PKT_SIZE) {
>                 pad = BNXT_MIN_PKT_SIZE - length;
> -               if (skb_pad(skb, pad)) {
> +               if (skb_pad(skb, pad))
>                         /* SKB already freed. */
> -                       tx_buf->skb = NULL;
> -                       return NETDEV_TX_OK;
> -               }
> +                       goto tx_kick_pending;
>                 length = BNXT_MIN_PKT_SIZE;
>         }
>
>         mapping = dma_map_single(&pdev->dev, skb->data, len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
>
> -       if (unlikely(dma_mapping_error(&pdev->dev, mapping))) {
> -               dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
> -               tx_buf->skb = NULL;
> -               return NETDEV_TX_OK;
> -       }
> +       if (unlikely(dma_mapping_error(&pdev->dev, mapping)))
> +               goto tx_free;
>
>         dma_unmap_addr_set(tx_buf, mapping, mapping);
>         flags = (len << TX_BD_LEN_SHIFT) | TX_BD_TYPE_LONG_TX_BD |
> @@ -617,13 +622,15 @@ static netdev_tx_t bnxt_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
>         txr->tx_prod = prod;
>
>         if (!netdev_xmit_more() || netif_xmit_stopped(txq))
> -               bnxt_db_write(bp, &txr->tx_db, prod);
> +               bnxt_txr_db_kick(bp, txr, prod);
> +       else
> +               txr->kick_pending = 1;
>
>  tx_done:
>
>         if (unlikely(bnxt_tx_avail(bp, txr) <= MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1)) {
>                 if (netdev_xmit_more() && !tx_buf->is_push)
> -                       bnxt_db_write(bp, &txr->tx_db, prod);
> +                       bnxt_txr_db_kick(bp, txr, prod);
>
>                 netif_tx_stop_queue(txq);
>
> @@ -661,7 +668,12 @@ static netdev_tx_t bnxt_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
>                                PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
>         }
>
> +tx_free:
>         dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
> +tx_kick_pending:
> +       tx_buf->skb = NULL;

I think we should remove the setting of tx_buf->skb to NULL in the
tx_dma_error path since we are setting it here now.

> +       if (txr->kick_pending)
> +               bnxt_txr_db_kick(bp, txr, txr->tx_prod);
>         return NETDEV_TX_OK;
>  }
>