netdev - Re: [PATCH 3/4] net: Always poll at least one device in net_rx

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Date:	Tue, 23 Dec 2014 23:20:48 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au
Cc:	eric.dumazet@...il.com, david.vrabel@...rix.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org,
	konrad.wilk@...cle.com, boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com,
	edumazet@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] net: Always poll at least one device in
 net_rx_action

From: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 07:16:24 +1100

> We should only perform the softnet_break check after we have polled
> at least one device in net_rx_action.  Otherwise a zero or negative
> setting of netdev_budget can lock up the whole system.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>

Applied.
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