From: Vladimir Oltean <olte...@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 21:22:24 +0300

> This is a problem because, at least theoretically, another timestampable
> skb might use the same ocelot_port->ts_id before that is incremented. So
> the logic of using and incrementing the timestamp id should be atomic
> per port.

Have you actually observed this race in practice?

All transmit calls are serialized by the netdev transmit spinlock.

Let's not add locking if it is not actually necessary.


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