netdev - Re: [PATCH] virtio_net: Add schedule check to napi

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Date:	Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:03:46 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	rusty@...tcorp.com.au
Cc:	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, kstailey@...oo.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] virtio_net: Add schedule check to napi_enable call

From: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:32:50 +1030

> From: "Bruce Rogers" <brogers@...ell.com>
> 
> Under harsh testing conditions, including low memory, the guest would
> stop receiving packets. With this patch applied we no longer see any
> problems in the driver while performing these tests for extended periods
> of time.
> 
> Make sure napi is scheduled subsequent to each napi_enable.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bruce Rogers <brogers@...ell.com>
> Signed-off-by: Olaf Kirch <okir@...e.de>
> Cc: stable@...nel.org
> Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>

Applied, thanks everyone.
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