netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: txq_trans

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Date:	Mon, 25 May 2009 22:58:19 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: txq_trans_update() helper

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 07:57:01 +0200

> David Miller a écrit :
>> Closing brace here has strange indentation, which doesn't match
>> the statement of the openning brace.
>> 
>> Please fix this, thanks.
> 
> Oops you are right, this is a leftover.
> 
> [PATCH] net: txq_trans_update() helper
> 
> We would like to get rid of netdev->trans_start = jiffies; that about all net
> drivers have to use in their start_xmit() function, and use txq->trans_start
> instead.
> 
> This can be done generically in core network, as suggested by David.
> 
> Some devices, (particularly loopback) dont need trans_start update, because
> they dont have transmit watchdog. We could add a new device flag, or rely
> on fact that txq->tran_start can be updated is txq->xmit_lock_owner is
> different than -1. Use a helper function to hide our choice.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>

Applied, thanks a lot Eric.
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