[PATCH v4 11/35] net/intel: create a common scalar Tx function

[Burakov, Anatoly]

On 2/9/2026 5:45 PM, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> Given the similarities between the transmit functions across various
> Intel drivers, make a start on consolidating them by moving the ice Tx
> function into common, for reuse by other drivers.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson at intel.com>
> ---

> +	if (ts_fns != NULL)
> +		ts_id = ts_fns->get_ts_tail(txq);
> +
> +	/* Check if the descriptor ring needs to be cleaned. */
> +	if (txq->nb_tx_free < txq->tx_free_thresh)
> +		(void)ci_tx_xmit_cleanup(txq);

Why (void) ?

<snip>

> +		if (ol_flags & (RTE_MBUF_F_TX_TCP_SEG | RTE_MBUF_F_TX_UDP_SEG))
> +			nb_used = (uint16_t)(ci_calc_pkt_desc(tx_pkt) + nb_ctx);
> +		else
> +			nb_used = (uint16_t)(tx_pkt->nb_segs + nb_ctx);
> +		tx_last = (uint16_t)(tx_id + nb_used - 1);
> +
> +		/* Circular ring */

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Acked-by: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov at intel.com>

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Thanks,
Anatoly