netdev - Re: [net-next 07/12] ixgbe: Enable timesync clock-out feature for PPS support on X540

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Date:	Fri, 11 May 2012 07:36:07 +0200
From:	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:	"Keller, Jacob E" <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
Cc:	"Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"gospo@...hat.com" <gospo@...hat.com>,
	"sassmann@...hat.com" <sassmann@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [net-next 07/12] ixgbe: Enable timesync clock-out feature for
 PPS support on X540

On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 09:54:52PM +0000, Keller, Jacob E wrote:
> > Since this function is called in every interrupt, I would check this flag
> > first thing.
> > 
> Not sure what you mean? Check this before checking the other interrupts?
> I can do that.

I only meant that, assuming that the other interrupt sources are much
more frequent than the PPS, the normal case will be that the PPS flag
is not set.

It would be more efficient (that is, shorter ISR code path in normal
case) to check the flag first, perhaps like this.

ixgbe_intr()
{
	...
#ifdef CONFIG_IXGBE_PTP
	if (eicr & IXGBE_EICR_TIMESYNC)
		ixgbe_ptp_check_pps_event(adapter, eicr);
#endif
	...
}

Thanks,
Richard
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