iwlwifi: pcie: New RBD allocation model

As a preperation for multiple RX queues change the RBD
allocation model.

The new model includes a background allocator. The allocator is
called by the interrupt handler when there are two released
buffers by the queue, and the allocator starts allocating eight
pages per request.
When the queue has released 8 pages it tries claiming the
request. If the pages are not ready - it keeps claiming.
This new model should make sure that RBDs are always available
across the multiple queues.

The RBDs are transferred between the allocator and the queue.
The queue moves the free RBDs upon freeing them to the allocator.
The allocator moves them back to the queue's possession when the
request is claimed.
The allocator has an initial pool to make sure there are always RBDs
available for the request completion.
Release of the buffers at exit is done per pools - the allocator
frees its own initial pool and the queue frees its own pool.

Existing code refactor -
-Queue's initial pool is the size of the queue only as the allocation
of the new buffers no longer uses this pool.
-Removal of replenish background work, and replenish calls in the
interrupt handler and restock().
-The replenish() and the rxq used_list are used only during
initialization.
-Moved page allocation to a new function for code reuse.

New code -
Allocator code - new structure and functions.
Interrupt handler uses the allocator functions for replenishing buffers.
Reuse of the restock() method.

Signed-off-by: Sara Sharon <sara.sharon@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach <emmanuel.grumbach@intel.com>

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fh.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fh.h
index d45dc02..d560648 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fh.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fh.h
@@ -438,12 +438,6 @@ static inline unsigned int FH_MEM_CBBC_QUEUE(unsigned int chnl)
 #define RX_QUEUE_MASK                         255
 #define RX_QUEUE_SIZE_LOG                     8
 
-/*
- * RX related structures and functions
- */
-#define RX_FREE_BUFFERS 64
-#define RX_LOW_WATERMARK 8
-
 /**
  * struct iwl_rb_status - reserve buffer status
  * 	host memory mapped FH registers