linux-kernel - [PATCH 15/18] virtio_net: delay TX callbacks

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Message-ID: <48ddc1561adc0ce8f26e26ecb326a5c504a74e7e.1304541919.git.mst@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 4 May 2011 23:52:42 +0300
From:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Carsten Otte <cotte@...ibm.com>,
	Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>,
	linux390@...ibm.com, Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>,
	Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>,
	Shirley Ma <xma@...ibm.com>, lguest@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	Krishna Kumar <krkumar2@...ibm.com>,
	Tom Lendacky <tahm@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>, steved@...ibm.com,
	habanero@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: [PATCH 15/18] virtio_net: delay TX callbacks

Ask for delayed callbacks on TX ring full, to give the
other side more of a chance to make progress.

Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
---
 drivers/net/virtio_net.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 0cb0b06..f685324 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	 * before it gets out of hand.  Naturally, this wastes entries. */
 	if (capacity < 2+MAX_SKB_FRAGS) {
 		netif_stop_queue(dev);
-		if (unlikely(!virtqueue_enable_cb(vi->svq))) {
+		if (unlikely(!virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed(vi->svq))) {
 			/* More just got used, free them then recheck. */
 			capacity += free_old_xmit_skbs(vi);
 			if (capacity >= 2+MAX_SKB_FRAGS) {
-- 
1.7.5.53.gc233e

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