RE: [PATCH net-next 17/22] hv_netvsc: fix return type of ndo_start_xmit function

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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 17/22] hv_netvsc: fix return type of
ndo_start_xmit function
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On Thu, 20 Sep 2018 20:33:01 +0800
YueHaibing [off-list ref] wrote:

quoted

int netvsc_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *net)
 	 */
 	vf_netdev =3D rcu_dereference_bh(net_device_ctx->vf_netdev);
 	if (vf_netdev && netif_running(vf_netdev) &&
-	    !netpoll_tx_running(net))
-		return netvsc_vf_xmit(net, vf_netdev, skb);
+	    !netpoll_tx_running(net)) {
+		ret =3D netvsc_vf_xmit(net, vf_netdev, skb);
+		if (ret)
+			return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
+	}

=20
Sorry, the new code is wrong. It will fall through if ret =3D=3D 0 (NETDE=

V_TX_OK)

Please review and test your patches.

Plus consideration of -- For error case, please just return NETDEV_TX_OK. W=
e=20
are not sure if the error can go away after retrying, returning NETDEV_TX_B=
USY=20
may cause infinite retry from the upper layer.

So, let's just always return NETDEV_TX_OK like this:
		netvsc_vf_xmit(net, vf_netdev, skb);
		return NETDEV_TX_OK;

Thanks,
- Haiyang