netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 5/5] virtio-net: keep tx interrupts disabled unless kick

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Date:   Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:03:26 -0400
From:   Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>
To:     Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
Cc:     Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 5/5] virtio-net: keep tx interrupts disabled
 unless kick

>> -       if (!use_napi)
>> +       if (use_napi) {
>> +               if (kick)
>> +                       virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed(sq->vq);
>> +               else
>> +                       virtqueue_disable_cb(sq->vq);
>
>
> Since virtqueue_disable_cb() do nothing for event idx. I wonder whether or
> not just calling enable_cb_dealyed() is ok here.

Good point.

> Btw, it does not disable interrupt at all, I propose a patch in the past
> which can do more than this:
>
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/6472601/

Interesting. Yes, let me evaluate that variant.

Thanks for reviewing,

  Willem