package/madwifi/patches/342-performance.patch

   1 --- a/ath/if_ath.c
   2 +++ b/ath/if_ath.c
   3 @@ -3237,7 +3237,6 @@
   4         struct ath_softc *sc = dev->priv;
   5         struct ieee80211_node *ni = NULL;
   6         struct ath_buf *bf = NULL;
   7 -       struct ether_header *eh;
   8         ath_bufhead bf_head;
   9         struct ath_buf *tbf, *tempbf;
  10         struct sk_buff *tskb;
  11 @@ -3249,6 +3248,7 @@
  12         */
  13         int requeue = 0;
  14  #ifdef ATH_SUPERG_FF
  15 +       struct ether_header *eh;
  16         unsigned int pktlen;
  17         struct ieee80211com *ic = &sc->sc_ic;
  18         struct ath_node *an;
  19 @@ -3314,27 +3314,9 @@
  20                 requeue = 1;
  21                 goto hardstart_fail;
  22         }
  23 -#endif
  24
  25 -       /* If the skb data is shared, we will copy it so we can strip padding
  26 -        * without affecting any other bridge ports. */
  27 -       if (skb_cloned(skb)) {
  28 -               /* Remember the original SKB so we can free up our references */
  29 -               struct sk_buff *skb_new;
  30 -               skb_new = skb_copy(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
  31 -               if (skb_new == NULL) {
  32 -                       DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_XMIT,
  33 -                               "Dropping; skb_copy failure.\n");
  34 -                       /* No free RAM, do not requeue! */
  35 -                       goto hardstart_fail;
  36 -               }
  37 -               ieee80211_skb_copy_noderef(skb, skb_new);
  38 -               ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&skb);
  39 -               skb = skb_new;
  40 -       }
  41         eh = (struct ether_header *)skb->data;
  42
  43 -#ifdef ATH_SUPERG_FF
  44         /* NB: use this lock to protect an->an_tx_ffbuf (and txq->axq_stageq)
  45          *     in athff_can_aggregate() call too. */
  46         ATH_TXQ_LOCK_IRQ(txq);
  47 --- a/net80211/ieee80211_output.c
  48 +++ b/net80211/ieee80211_output.c
  49 @@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
  50          * normal vap. */
  51         if (vap->iv_xrvap && (ni == vap->iv_bss) &&
  52             vap->iv_xrvap->iv_sta_assoc) {
  53 -               struct sk_buff *skb1 = skb_copy(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
  54 +               struct sk_buff *skb1 = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
  55                 if (skb1) {
  56                         memset(SKB_CB(skb1), 0, sizeof(struct ieee80211_cb));
  57  #ifdef IEEE80211_DEBUG_REFCNT
  58 @@ -566,7 +566,7 @@
  59         struct ieee80211_key *key, struct sk_buff *skb, int ismulticast)
  60  {
  61         /* XXX pre-calculate per node? */
  62 -       int need_headroom = LLC_SNAPFRAMELEN + hdrsize + IEEE80211_ADDR_LEN;
  63 +       int need_headroom = LLC_SNAPFRAMELEN + hdrsize;
  64         int need_tailroom = 0;
  65  #ifdef ATH_SUPERG_FF
  66         int isff = ATH_FF_MAGIC_PRESENT(skb);
  67 @@ -608,109 +608,56 @@
  68                                 need_tailroom += cip->ic_miclen;
  69         }
  70
  71 -       if (skb_shared(skb)) {
  72 -               /* Take our own reference to the node in the clone */
  73 -               ieee80211_ref_node(SKB_CB(skb)->ni);
  74 -               /* Unshare the node, decrementing users in the old skb */
  75 -               skb = skb_unshare(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
  76 +       need_headroom -= skb_headroom(skb);
  77 +       if (isff)
  78 +               need_tailroom -= skb_tailroom(skb2);
  79 +       else
  80 +               need_tailroom -= skb_tailroom(skb);
  81 +
  82 +       if (need_headroom < 0)
  83 +               need_headroom = 0;
  84 +       if (need_tailroom < 0)
  85 +               need_tailroom = 0;
  86 +
  87 +       if (skb_cloned(skb) || (need_headroom > 0) ||
  88 +               (!isff && (need_tailroom > 0))) {
  89 +
  90 +               if (pskb_expand_head(skb, need_headroom, need_tailroom, GFP_ATOMIC)) {
  91 +                       IEEE80211_DPRINTF(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_OUTPUT,
  92 +                               "%s: cannot expand storage (tail)\n", __func__);
  93 +                       goto error;
  94 +               }
  95         }
  96
  97  #ifdef ATH_SUPERG_FF
  98         if (isff) {
  99 -               if (skb == NULL) {
 100 -                       IEEE80211_DPRINTF(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_OUTPUT,
 101 -                               "%s: cannot unshare for encapsulation\n",
 102 -                               __func__);
 103 -                       vap->iv_stats.is_tx_nobuf++;
 104 -                       ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&skb2);
 105 -
 106 -                       return NULL;
 107 -               }
 108 +               inter_headroom -= skb_headroom(skb2);
 109 +               if (inter_headroom < 0)
 110 +                       inter_headroom = 0;
 111 +               if ((skb_cloned(skb2) ||
 112 +                       (inter_headroom > 0) || (need_tailroom > 0))) {
 113
 114 -               /* first skb header */
 115 -               if (skb_headroom(skb) < need_headroom) {
 116 -                       struct sk_buff *tmp = skb;
 117 -                       skb = skb_realloc_headroom(skb, need_headroom);
 118 -                       if (skb == NULL) {
 119 +                       if (pskb_expand_head(skb2, inter_headroom,
 120 +                               need_tailroom, GFP_ATOMIC)) {
 121                                 IEEE80211_DPRINTF(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_OUTPUT,
 122 -                                       "%s: cannot expand storage (head1)\n",
 123 -                                       __func__);
 124 -                               vap->iv_stats.is_tx_nobuf++;
 125 -                               ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&skb2);
 126 -                               return NULL;
 127 -                       } else
 128 -                               ieee80211_skb_copy_noderef(tmp, skb);
 129 -                       ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&tmp);
 130 -                       /* NB: cb[] area was copied, but not next ptr. must do that
 131 -                        *     prior to return on success. */
 132 -               }
 133 -
 134 -               /* second skb with header and tail adjustments possible */
 135 -               if (skb_tailroom(skb2) < need_tailroom) {
 136 -                       int n = 0;
 137 -                       if (inter_headroom > skb_headroom(skb2))
 138 -                               n = inter_headroom - skb_headroom(skb2);
 139 -                       if (pskb_expand_head(skb2, n,
 140 -                           need_tailroom - skb_tailroom(skb2), GFP_ATOMIC)) {
 141 -                               ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&skb2);
 142 -                               IEEE80211_DPRINTF(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_OUTPUT,
 143 -                                       "%s: cannot expand storage (tail2)\n",
 144 -                                       __func__);
 145 -                               vap->iv_stats.is_tx_nobuf++;
 146 -                               /* this shouldn't happen, but don't send first ff either */
 147 -                               ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&skb);
 148 +                                       "%s: cannot expand storage (tail)\n", __func__);
 149 +                               goto error;
 150                         }
 151 -               } else if (skb_headroom(skb2) < inter_headroom) {
 152 -                       struct sk_buff *tmp = skb2;
 153 -
 154 -                       skb2 = skb_realloc_headroom(skb2, inter_headroom);
 155 -                       if (skb2 == NULL) {
 156 -                               IEEE80211_DPRINTF(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_OUTPUT,
 157 -                                       "%s: cannot expand storage (head2)\n",
 158 -                                       __func__);
 159 -                               vap->iv_stats.is_tx_nobuf++;
 160 -                               /* this shouldn't happen, but don't send first ff either */
 161 -                               ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&skb);
 162 -                               skb = NULL;
 163 -                       } else
 164 -                               ieee80211_skb_copy_noderef(tmp, skb);
 165 -                       ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&tmp);
 166                 }
 167 -               if (skb) {
 168 -                       skb->next = skb2;
 169 -               }
 170 -               return skb;
 171 +               skb->next = skb2;
 172         }
 173  #endif /* ATH_SUPERG_FF */
 174 -       if (skb == NULL) {
 175 -               IEEE80211_DPRINTF(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_OUTPUT,
 176 -                       "%s: cannot unshare for encapsulation\n", __func__);
 177 -               vap->iv_stats.is_tx_nobuf++;
 178 -       } else if (skb_tailroom(skb) < need_tailroom) {
 179 -               int n = 0;
 180 -               if (need_headroom > skb_headroom(skb))
 181 -                       n = need_headroom - skb_headroom(skb);
 182 -               if (pskb_expand_head(skb, n, need_tailroom -
 183 -                                       skb_tailroom(skb), GFP_ATOMIC)) {
 184 -                       IEEE80211_DPRINTF(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_OUTPUT,
 185 -                               "%s: cannot expand storage (tail)\n", __func__);
 186 -                       vap->iv_stats.is_tx_nobuf++;
 187 -                       ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&skb);
 188 -               }
 189 -       } else if (skb_headroom(skb) < need_headroom) {
 190 -               struct sk_buff *tmp = skb;
 191 -               skb = skb_realloc_headroom(skb, need_headroom);
 192 -               /* Increment reference count after copy */
 193 -               if (skb == NULL) {
 194 -                       IEEE80211_DPRINTF(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_OUTPUT,
 195 -                               "%s: cannot expand storage (head)\n", __func__);
 196 -                       vap->iv_stats.is_tx_nobuf++;
 197 -               } else
 198 -                       ieee80211_skb_copy_noderef(tmp, skb);
 199 -               ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&tmp);
 200 -       }
 201
 202         return skb;
 203 +
 204 +error:
 205 +       vap->iv_stats.is_tx_nobuf++;
 206 +       ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&skb);
 207 +#ifdef ATH_SUPERG_FF
 208 +       if (skb2)
 209 +               ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&skb2);
 210 +#endif
 211 +       return NULL;
 212  }
 213
 214  #define        KEY_UNDEFINED(k)        ((k).wk_cipher == &ieee80211_cipher_none)
 215 --- a/net80211/ieee80211_input.c
 216 +++ b/net80211/ieee80211_input.c
 217 @@ -204,7 +204,6 @@
 218         struct ieee80211_frame *wh;
 219         struct ieee80211_key *key;
 220         struct ether_header *eh;
 221 -       struct sk_buff *skb2;
 222  #ifdef ATH_SUPERG_FF
 223         struct llc *llc;
 224  #endif
 225 @@ -244,20 +243,6 @@
 226                 vap->iv_stats.is_rx_tooshort++;
 227                 goto out;
 228         }
 229 -       /* Clone the SKB... we assume somewhere in this driver that we 'own'
 230 -        * the skbuff passed into hard start and we do a lot of messing with it
 231 -        * but bridges under some cases will not clone for the first pass of skb
 232 -        * to a bridge port, but will then clone for subsequent ones.  This is
 233 -        * odd behavior but it means that if we have trashed the skb we are given
 234 -        * then other ports get clones of the residual garbage.
 235 -        */
 236 -       if ((skb2 = skb_copy(skb, GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL) {
 237 -               vap->iv_devstats.tx_dropped++;
 238 -               goto out;
 239 -       }
 240 -       ieee80211_skb_copy_noderef(skb, skb2);
 241 -       ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&skb);
 242 -       skb = skb2;
 243
 244         /*
 245          * Bit of a cheat here, we use a pointer for a 3-address
 246 @@ -738,7 +723,7 @@
 247                         /* ether_type must be length as FF frames are always LLC/SNAP encap'd */
 248                         frame_len = ntohs(eh_tmp->ether_type);
 249
 250 -                       skb1 = skb_copy(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 251 +                       skb1 = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 252                         if (skb1 == NULL)
 253                                 goto err;
 254                         ieee80211_skb_copy_noderef(skb, skb1);
 255 @@ -1137,7 +1122,7 @@
 256
 257                 if (ETHER_IS_MULTICAST(eh->ether_dhost) && !netif_queue_stopped(dev)) {
 258                         /* Create a SKB for the BSS to send out. */
 259 -                       skb1 = skb_copy(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 260 +                       skb1 = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 261                         if (skb1)
 262                                 SKB_CB(skb1)->ni = ieee80211_ref_node(vap->iv_bss);
 263                 }