netdev - Re: [RFC] net: napi fix

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Date:	Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:40:03 -0500
From:	Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@...i.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	joonwpark81@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jgarzik@...ox.com,
	shemminger@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] net: napi fix

David Miller wrote:
> From: Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@...i.com>
> Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:29:23 -0500
> 
>> Is the netif_running() check even required?
> 
> No, it is not.
> 
> When a device is brought down, one of the first things
> that happens is that we wait for all pending NAPI polls
> to complete, then block any new polls from starting.

Great, thanks.  I will submit a patch to remove the bogus
check.  This should fix myri10ge properly.


Thank you,

Drew
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