netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net/mlx4_en: remove NETDEV_TX

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Date:	Tue, 07 Oct 2014 05:38:04 -0700
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	amirv@...lanox.com
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Yevgeny Petrilin <yevgenyp@...lanox.com>,
	Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...lanox.com>,
	Ido Shamay <idos@...lanox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net/mlx4_en: remove NETDEV_TX_BUSY

On Tue, 2014-10-07 at 11:30 +0300, Amir Vadai wrote:

> Reviewed. Also verified that it fixes the deadlock (by sending a large
> burst - larger than ring size). Before this fix, last packet of the
> burst wasn't sent, therefore no doorbell was rang, and the queue was
> stalled.
> 
> BTW, another nice optimization that we hope to send soon, is not to arm
> the CQ unless ringing the doorbell.
> 
> Acked-by: Amir Vadai <amirv@...lanox.com>

This sounds great, thanks Amir


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