Restructure code slightly to improve readability: * dereference device once * change obvious while() loop * let poll_napi() handle null list itself Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger --- a/net/core/netpoll.c 2007-11-03 10:02:50.000000000 -0700 +++ b/net/core/netpoll.c 2007-11-03 11:40:27.000000000 -0700 @@ -139,16 +139,15 @@ static int poll_one_napi(struct netpoll_ return budget - work; } -static void poll_napi(struct netpoll *np) +static void poll_napi(struct net_device *dev) { - struct netpoll_info *npinfo = np->dev->npinfo; - struct napi_struct *napi; int budget = 16; + struct napi_struct *napi; - list_for_each_entry(napi, &np->dev->napi_list, dev_list) { + list_for_each_entry(napi, &dev->napi_list, dev_list) { if (napi->poll_owner != smp_processor_id() && spin_trylock(&napi->poll_lock)) { - budget = poll_one_napi(npinfo, napi, budget); + budget = poll_one_napi(dev->npinfo, napi, budget); spin_unlock(&napi->poll_lock); if (!budget) @@ -159,30 +158,27 @@ static void poll_napi(struct netpoll *np static void service_arp_queue(struct netpoll_info *npi) { - struct sk_buff *skb; + if (npi) { + struct sk_buff *skb; - if (unlikely(!npi)) - return; - - skb = skb_dequeue(&npi->arp_tx); - - while (skb != NULL) { - arp_reply(skb); - skb = skb_dequeue(&npi->arp_tx); + while ( (skb = skb_dequeue(&npi->arp_tx)) ) + arp_reply(skb); } } void netpoll_poll(struct netpoll *np) { - if (!np->dev || !netif_running(np->dev) || !np->dev->poll_controller) + struct net_device *dev = np->dev; + + if (!dev || !netif_running(dev) || !dev->poll_controller) return; /* Process pending work on NIC */ - np->dev->poll_controller(np->dev); - if (!list_empty(&np->dev->napi_list)) - poll_napi(np); + dev->poll_controller(dev); + + poll_napi(dev); - service_arp_queue(np->dev->npinfo); + service_arp_queue(dev->npinfo); zap_completion_queue(); } -- Stephen Hemminger - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html