netdev - Re: [PATCH v6 2/9] bgmac: leave interrupts disabled as long as there is work to do

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Message-ID: <CACna6rxR1Xf5vHsPz+ykEpDFd5gZgF2rzrb83Rt2A3SGnzhkiw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 14 Apr 2015 07:40:17 +0200
From:	Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>
To:	Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>
Cc:	Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@...ke-m.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 2/9] bgmac: leave interrupts disabled as long as there
 is work to do

On 14 April 2015 at 01:42, Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org> wrote:
> Always poll rx and tx during NAPI poll instead of relying on the status
> of the first interrupt. This prevents bgmac_poll from leaving unfinished
> work around until the next IRQ.
> In my tests this makes bridging/routing throughput under heavy load more
> stable and ensures that no new IRQs arrive as long as bgmac_poll uses up
> the entire budget.
>
> Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>

Acked-by: Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>
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