netdev - [PATCH v2 net-next 11/12] bnx2x: Remove on-stack napi struct variable

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Date:	Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:47:28 +0200
From:	"Dmitry Kravkov" <dmitry@...adcom.com>
To:	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org
cc:	"Ariel Elior" <ariele@...adcom.com>,
	"Eilon Greenstein" <eilong@...adcom.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 net-next 11/12] bnx2x: Remove on-stack napi struct
 variable

From: Ariel Elior <ariele@...adcom.com>

Signed-off-by: Ariel Elior <ariele@...adcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Eilon Greenstein <eilong@...adcom.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c |   12 +++++++-----
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
index e9a91a3..13dad92 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
@@ -79,19 +79,21 @@ static inline void bnx2x_bz_fp(struct bnx2x *bp, int index)
  * @to:		destination FP index
  *
  * Makes sure the contents of the bp->fp[to].napi is kept
- * intact.
+ * intact. This is done by first copying the napi struct from
+ * the target to the source, and then mem copying the entire
+ * source onto the target
  */
 static inline void bnx2x_move_fp(struct bnx2x *bp, int from, int to)
 {
 	struct bnx2x_fastpath *from_fp = &bp->fp[from];
 	struct bnx2x_fastpath *to_fp = &bp->fp[to];
-	struct napi_struct orig_napi = to_fp->napi;
+
+	/* Copy the NAPI object as it has been already initialized */
+	from_fp->napi = to_fp->napi;
+
 	/* Move bnx2x_fastpath contents */
 	memcpy(to_fp, from_fp, sizeof(*to_fp));
 	to_fp->index = to;
-
-	/* Restore the NAPI object as it has been already initialized */
-	to_fp->napi = orig_napi;
 }
 
 int load_count[2][3] = { {0} }; /* per-path: 0-common, 1-port0, 2-port1 */
-- 
1.7.7.2


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