netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] bnx2x: use the default NAPI weight

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Message-Id: <20130305.210909.1826827522208936437.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:09:09 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, eilong@...adcom.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] bnx2x: use the default NAPI weight

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:57:47 -0800

> BQL (Byte Queue Limits) proper operation needs TX completion
> being serviced in a timely fashion.
> 
> bnx2x uses a non standard NAPI poll weight, and thats not fair to other
> napi poll handlers, and even not reasonable.

Can you give some details about the situation in which you noticed
this?

It may be reason enough to target this for 'net' and -stable instead.

Thanks!
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