[PATCH net v2] net: airoha: Add missing bits in airoha_qdma_cleanup_tx_queue()

[Simon Horman]

On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 06:58:22PM +0200, Lorenzo Bianconi wrote:
> On Apr 15, Simon Horman wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 08:50:52AM +0200, Lorenzo Bianconi wrote:
> > > Similar to airoha_qdma_cleanup_rx_queue(), reset DMA TX descriptors in
> > > airoha_qdma_cleanup_tx_queue routine. Moreover, reset TX_DMA_IDX to
> > > TX_CPU_IDX to notify the NIC the QDMA TX ring is empty.
> > > 
> > > Fixes: 23020f0493270 ("net: airoha: Introduce ethernet support for EN7581 SoC")
> > > Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo at kernel.org>
> > > ---
> > > Changes in v2:
> > > - Move q->ndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_init_tx routine in
> > >   order to avoid any possible NULL pointer dereference in
> > >   airoha_qdma_cleanup_tx_queue()
> > 
> > This seems to be a separate issue.
> > If so, I think it should be split out into a separate patch.
> > 
> > > - Check if q->tx_list is empty in airoha_qdma_cleanup_tx_queue()
> > > - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260410-airoha_qdma_cleanup_tx_queue-fix-net-v1-1-b7171c8f1e78@kernel.org
> > 
> > I think it was covered in the review Jakub forwarded for v1.  But FTR,
> > Sashiko has some feedback on this patch in the form of an existing bug
> > (that should almost certainly be handled separately from this patch).
> 
> Hi Simon,
> 
> I took a look to the Sashiko's report [0] but this issue is not introduced by
> this patch and, even if it would be a better approach, I guess the hw is
> capable of managing out-of-order TX descriptors. So I guess this patch is fine
> in this way, agree?
> 
> [0] https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260414-airoha_qdma_cleanup_tx_queue-fix-net-v2-1-875de57cc022%40kernel.org

Hi Lorenzo,

You responded in a different sub thread, so I think this is probably
implied. But FTR:

1. I agree [0] is not introduced by this patch
2. If the hw is capable of managing TX descriptors then
   I think that [0] is a false positive

Regardless, [0] doesn't effect this patch.