From: Alan Ott <a...@signal11.us> Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:25:28 -0400
> The workqueue in mac802154 is only needed because the current mac802154 > xmit() function is designed to be blocking and synchronous. > > Prior to my patch (#3/6), that very same workqueue would actually queue > up packets (without bound). That's what my patch fixes. > > The workqueue in mac802154 also serializes the access to the device for > other functions like setting the channel, ensuring that in the driver > code, one doesn't have to mutex everything. I'm not sure if that's the > "right" way to do it, but that's the way it was when I got here. This is entirely duplicating existing facilities. Your desire to allow blockability during xmit() on the basis of mutual exclusion is not well founded. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Minimize network downtime and maximize team effectiveness. Reduce network management and security costs.Learn how to hire the most talented Cisco Certified professionals. Visit the Employer Resources Portal http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/employer_resources/index.html _______________________________________________ Linux-zigbee-devel mailing list Linux-zigbee-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-zigbee-devel
