netdev - Re: [PATCH next] be2net: add support for ndo_busy

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Date:	Wed, 23 Oct 2013 23:13:58 -0700
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Sathya Perla <sathya.perla@...lex.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH next] be2net: add support for ndo_busy_poll

On Thu, 2013-10-24 at 11:17 +0530, Sathya Perla wrote:
> Includes:
> - ndo_busy_poll implementation
> - Locking between napi and busy_poll
> - Fix rx_post_starvation (replenish rx-queues in out-of-mememory scenario)
>   logic to accomodate busy_poll.

>  	if (work_done) {
> +		gfp_t gfp = (polling == BUSY_POLLING) ? GFP_KERNEL : GFP_ATOMIC;
> +
>  		be_cq_notify(adapter, rx_cq->id, true, work_done);
>  

I do not think its right.

ndo_busy_poll() is not allowed to sleep.



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