netdev - Re: [PATCH] DM9000: fix interface hang under load

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Date:	Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:16:09 +0200
From:	Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
To:	Ben Dooks <ben@...ff.org>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, jgarzik@...ox.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] DM9000: fix interface hang under load

Ben Dooks <ben@...ff.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 01:33:42AM +0200, Florian Westphal wrote:
> > @@ -700,6 +700,7 @@ dm9000_init_dm9000(struct net_device *dev)
[..]
> >  	} else {
> >  		/* Second packet */
> > -		db->tx_pkt_cnt++;
> >  		db->queue_pkt_len = skb->len;
> > +		netif_stop_queue(dev);
> >  	}

> If I read this correctly, you've moved the netif_{stop,start}_queue()
> calls so that the queue is only stopped if we have loaded 2 packets
> into the chip instead of stopping and starting each time.

Yes. For those that are not familiar with the dm9000 driver:
The queue is started again when a packet has been sent.

Thanks for taking the time to review this.

Florian
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