netdev - [PATCH 2.6.24] ixgb: TX hangs under heavy load

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Date:	Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:50:55 -0400
From:	Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>
To:	auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com
Cc:	zenyowu@...ibm.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 2.6.24] ixgb: TX hangs under heavy load


Auke,

It has become clear that this patch resolves some tx-lockups on the ixgb
driver.  IBM did some checking and realized this hunk is in your
sourceforge driver, but not anywhere else.  Mind if we add it?

Thanks,

-andy

Signed-off-by: Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>

---

 ixgb_main.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
index d444de5..3ec7a41 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ ixgb_tx_map(struct ixgb_adapter *adapter, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 			/* Workaround for premature desc write-backs
 			 * in TSO mode.  Append 4-byte sentinel desc */
-			if (unlikely(mss && !nr_frags && size == len
+			if (unlikely(mss && (f == (nr_frags-1)) && size == len
 			             && size > 8))
 				size -= 4;
 
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