netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH] gianfar: update txq->trans_start rather than dev->trans

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Date:	Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:45:03 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	Sandeep.Kumar@...escale.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, avorontsov@...mvista.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] gianfar: update txq->trans_start rather than
 dev->trans_start

From: Sandeep Gopalpet <Sandeep.Kumar@...escale.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:34:41 +0530

> Signed-off-by: Sandeep Gopalpet <Sandeep.Kumar@...escale.com>
> ---
> 
>  *. Please let me know if updating txq->trans_start in gfar_start is
>     alright, although updating txq->trans_start in gfar_start_xmit( )
>     should be done.

See commit 08baf561083bc27a953aa087dd8a664bb2b88e8e, you don't have to
update *->trans_start at all, the generic code will do it for you.

For example, this is why you won't be able to find any trans_start
references in drivers such as ixgbe
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