netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 5/6] net: calxedaxgmac: rework transmit ring handling

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Date:	Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:10:52 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	rob.herring@...xeda.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 5/6] net: calxedaxgmac: rework transmit ring handling

From: Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:29:11 -0600

> David,
> 
> On 11/06/2012 05:57 PM, David Miller wrote:
>> From: Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com>
>> Date: Mon,  5 Nov 2012 10:22:23 -0600
>> 
>>> Only generate tx interrupts on every ring size / 4 descriptors.
>> 
>> I thought we told you that you cannot do this.
>> 
>> With this change if we get a few packets, then stop generating any
>> traffic, there will be SKBs that just sit dead in your TX queue.
> 
> And as I previously mentioned, we do get a tx complete interrupt in
> addition. The h/w will interrupt when all packets are transmitted and
> there is not another descriptor ready.

Ok, in that case it's fine.  I'll keep reviewing this series then.

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