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Date:	Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:38:40 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	shemminger@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	gallatin@...i.com, joonwpark81@...il.com, auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	jgarzik@...ox.com, jesse.brandeburg@...el.com
Subject: Re: [RFC] net: napi fix

From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:35:07 -0800

> How about allowing a return value of -1 from napi_poll and letting
> device check itself.

It doesn't avoid the code duplication in the ->poll() fast paths.

I don't care, on the other hand, if crap accumulates in non-critical
slow paths like napi_disable() and dev_close().  That's why I'm
suggesting solutions in that area.
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