netdev - Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH] e1000/e1000e/igb/ixgb: do not use netif_wake

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Date:	Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:48:40 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, gospo@...hat.com,
	jesse.brandeburg@...el.com
Subject: Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH] e1000/e1000e/igb/ixgb: do not use
 netif_wake_queue un-necessarily

From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:42:05 -0700

> It was pointed out that the Intel wired ethernet drivers do not need to
> wake the tx queue since netif_carrier_on/off will take care of the qdisc
> management in order to guarantee the correct handling of the transmit
> routine enable state.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>

Applied to net-next-2.6, thanks.
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