[PATCH 00/15] ethernet: Convert from tasklet to BH workqueue

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Thu, 20 Jun 2024 22:05:10 -0700
Allen Pais <allen.lkml at gmail.com> wrote:

> The only generic interface to execute asynchronously in the BH context is
> tasklet; however, it's marked deprecated and has some design flaws. To
> replace tasklets, BH workqueue support was recently added. A BH workqueue
> behaves similarly to regular workqueues except that the queued work items
> are executed in the BH context.
> 
> This patch converts a few drivers in drivers/ethernet/* from tasklet
> to BH workqueue. The next set will be sent out after the next -rc is
> out.
> 
> This series is based on 
> commit a6ec08beec9e ("Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net")
> 
> First version converting all the drivers can be found at:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240507190111.16710
> -2-apais at linux.microsoft.com/
> 
> 
> Allen Pais (15):
>   net: alteon: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue
>     mechanism
>   net: xgbe: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue mechanism
>   net: cnic: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue mechanism
>   net: macb: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue mechanism
>   net: cavium/liquidio: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue
>     mechanism
>   net: octeon: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue
>     mechanism
>   net: thunderx: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue
>     mechanism
>   net: chelsio: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue
>     mechanism
>   net: sundance: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue
>     mechanism
>   net: hinic: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue mechanism
>   net: ehea: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue mechanism
>   net: ibmvnic: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue
>     mechanism
>   net: jme: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue mechanism
>   net: marvell: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue
>     mechanism
>   net: mtk-wed: Convert tasklet API to new bottom half workqueue
>     mechanism
> 
>  drivers/net/ethernet/alteon/acenic.c          | 26 +++----
>  drivers/net/ethernet/alteon/acenic.h          |  8 +--
>  drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c      | 30 ++++----
>  drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-i2c.c      | 16 ++---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-mdio.c     | 16 ++---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-pci.c      |  4 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h          | 10 +--
>  drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c          | 19 ++---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.h          |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h           |  3 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c      | 10 +--
>  .../net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c   |  4 +-
>  .../net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c   | 24 +++----
>  .../ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c    | 10 +--
>  .../ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_droq.c    |  4 +-
>  .../ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_main.h    |  4 +-
>  .../net/ethernet/cavium/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c  | 13 ++--
>  drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic.h     |  5 +-
>  .../net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c  | 24 +++----
>  .../ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_queues.c    |  4 +-
>  .../ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_queues.h    |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb/sge.c       | 19 ++---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4.h    |  9 +--
>  .../net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c   |  2 +-
>  .../ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_mqprio.c  |  4 +-
>  .../net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_uld.c    |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/sge.c      | 40 +++++------
>  drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/sge.c    |  6 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/sundance.c         | 41 +++++------
>  .../net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_hw_cmdq.c |  2 +-
>  .../net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_hw_eqs.c  | 17 +++--
>  .../net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_hw_eqs.h  |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ehea/ehea.h          |  3 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ehea/ehea_main.c     | 14 ++--
>  drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c            | 24 +++----
>  drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.h            |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/jme.c                    | 72 +++++++++----------
>  drivers/net/ethernet/jme.h                    |  8 +--
>  .../net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c   |  4 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/skge.c           | 12 ++--
>  drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/skge.h           |  3 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_wed_wo.c    | 12 ++--
>  drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_wed_wo.h    |  3 +-
>  43 files changed, 273 insertions(+), 266 deletions(-)
> 

This should also go to netdev at vger.kernel.org