> -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Talpey > Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 1:47 PM > To: Long Li <[email protected]>; Steve French <[email protected]>; > [email protected]; [email protected]; linux- > [email protected] > Subject: RE: [[PATCH v1] 19/37] [CIFS] SMBD: Manage credits on SMBD client > and server > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:linux-cifs- > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Long Li > > Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 4:11 PM > > To: Steve French <[email protected]>; [email protected]; > > samba- [email protected]; [email protected] > > Cc: Long Li <[email protected]> > > Subject: [[PATCH v1] 19/37] [CIFS] SMBD: Manage credits on SMBD client > > and server > > > > /* > > + * Extend the credits to remote peer > > + * This implements [MS-SMBD] 3.1.5.9 > > + * The idea is that we should extend credits to remote peer as > > +quickly as > > + * it's allowed, to maintain data flow. We allocate as much as > > +receive > > + * buffer as possible, and extend the receive credits to remote peer > > + * return value: the new credtis being granted. > > + */ > > +static int manage_credits_prior_sending(struct cifs_rdma_info *info) > > +{ > > + int ret = 0; > > + struct cifs_rdma_response *response; > > + int rc; > > + > > + if (atomic_read(&info->receive_credit_target) > > > When does the receive_credit_target value change? It seems wasteful to > perform an atomic_read() on this local value each time.
It could be potentially changed while receiving a SMBD packet, as specified in MS-SMBD 3.1.5.8. I agree with you there is no need to use atomic since this value is not increased or decreased, just being set. Will change it. > > Tom.

