netdev - Re: [PATCH net] cxgb4: Free completed tx skbs promptly

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Message-Id: <20140821.215510.1020820955556312798.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 21 Aug 2014 21:55:10 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	hariprasad@...lsio.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, leedom@...lsio.com, nirranjan@...lsio.com,
	kumaras@...lsio.com, anish@...lsio.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] cxgb4: Free completed tx skbs promptly

From: Hariprasad Shenai <hariprasad@...lsio.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 17:04:46 +0530

> Description of problem:
> The NIC card is not reporting back to the driver the transmitted skbs,
> so they get stuck in the TX ring causing issues with reference
> counters in other kernel components.
> 
> Developed a new Automatic Egress Queue Update firmware facility to slowly tick
> through Egress Queues and send back any outstanding CIDX Updates which are
> laying around.
> 
> Based on original work by Casey Leedom <leedom@...lsio.com>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hariprasad Shenai <hariprasad@...lsio.com>

Applied, thank you.
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