The rx_flags variable is redundant. Turning rx on/off is done via setting the rx_np pointer. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger --- a/include/linux/netpoll.h 2007-11-03 09:32:54.000000000 -0700 +++ b/include/linux/netpoll.h 2007-11-03 09:35:45.000000000 -0700 @@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ struct netpoll { struct netpoll_info { atomic_t refcnt; - int rx_flags; spinlock_t rx_lock; struct netpoll *rx_np; /* netpoll that registered an rx_hook */ struct sk_buff_head arp_tx; /* list of arp requests to reply to */ @@ -51,12 +50,11 @@ static inline int netpoll_rx(struct sk_b unsigned long flags; int ret = 0; - if (!npinfo || (!npinfo->rx_np && !npinfo->rx_flags)) + if (!npinfo || !npinfo->rx_np) return 0; spin_lock_irqsave(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags); - /* check rx_flags again with the lock held */ - if (npinfo->rx_flags && __netpoll_rx(skb)) + if (__netpoll_rx(skb)) ret = 1; spin_unlock_irqrestore(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags); --- a/net/core/netpoll.c 2007-11-03 09:33:31.000000000 -0700 +++ b/net/core/netpoll.c 2007-11-03 09:35:45.000000000 -0700 @@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ static struct sk_buff_head skb_pool; static atomic_t trapped; #define USEC_PER_POLL 50 -#define NETPOLL_RX_ENABLED 1 #define MAX_SKB_SIZE \ (MAX_UDP_CHUNK + sizeof(struct udphdr) + \ @@ -675,7 +674,6 @@ int netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np) goto release; } - npinfo->rx_flags = 0; npinfo->rx_np = NULL; spin_lock_init(&npinfo->rx_lock); @@ -757,7 +755,6 @@ int netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np) if (np->rx_hook) { spin_lock_irqsave(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags); - npinfo->rx_flags |= NETPOLL_RX_ENABLED; npinfo->rx_np = np; spin_unlock_irqrestore(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags); } @@ -799,7 +796,6 @@ void netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np) if (npinfo->rx_np == np) { spin_lock_irqsave(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags); npinfo->rx_np = NULL; - npinfo->rx_flags &= ~NETPOLL_RX_ENABLED; spin_unlock_irqrestore(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags); } -- Stephen Hemminger - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html