netdev - [PATCH 1/5 net-next] cnic: Fix interrupt logic

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Date:	Wed, 8 Jun 2011 22:29:32 -0700
From:	"Michael Chan" <mchan@...adcom.com>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/5 net-next] cnic: Fix interrupt logic

We need to keep looping until cnic_get_kcqes() returns 0.  cnic_get_kcqes()
returns a maximum of 64 entries.  If there are more entries in the queue
and we don't loop back, the remaining entries may not be serviced for a
long time.

Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <mchan@...adcom.com>
---
 drivers/net/cnic.c |   13 ++++---------
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/cnic.c b/drivers/net/cnic.c
index 11a92af..5c0a669 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cnic.c
@@ -2778,13 +2778,10 @@ static u32 cnic_service_bnx2_queues(struct cnic_dev *dev)
 
 		/* Tell compiler that status_blk fields can change. */
 		barrier();
-		if (status_idx != *cp->kcq1.status_idx_ptr) {
-			status_idx = (u16) *cp->kcq1.status_idx_ptr;
-			/* status block index must be read first */
-			rmb();
-			cp->kwq_con_idx = *cp->kwq_con_idx_ptr;
-		} else
-			break;
+		status_idx = (u16) *cp->kcq1.status_idx_ptr;
+		/* status block index must be read first */
+		rmb();
+		cp->kwq_con_idx = *cp->kwq_con_idx_ptr;
 	}
 
 	CNIC_WR16(dev, cp->kcq1.io_addr, cp->kcq1.sw_prod_idx);
@@ -2908,8 +2905,6 @@ static u32 cnic_service_bnx2x_kcq(struct cnic_dev *dev, struct kcq_info *info)
 
 		/* Tell compiler that sblk fields can change. */
 		barrier();
-		if (last_status == *info->status_idx_ptr)
-			break;
 
 		last_status = *info->status_idx_ptr;
 		/* status block index must be read before reading the KCQ */
-- 
1.6.4.GIT


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