netdev - Re: [PATCH net] tg3: Fix for disallow tx coalescing time to be 0

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Date:   Wed, 31 Aug 2016 11:25:56 +0200
From:   Ivan Vecera <ivecera@...hat.com>
To:     Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     satish.baddipadige@...adcom.com, siva.kallam@...adcom.com,
        michael.chan@...adcom.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] tg3: Fix for disallow tx coalescing time to be 0

Dne 30.8.2016 v 19:52 Sergei Shtylyov napsal(a):
> Hello.
>
> On 08/30/2016 05:38 PM, Ivan Vecera wrote:
>
>> The recent commit 087d7a8c disallows to set Rx coalescing time to be 0
>
>    You should specify both 12-digit SHA1 and the commit summary enclosed in ("").
>
>> as this stops generating interrupts for the incoming packets. I found
>> the zero Tx coalescing time stops generating interrupts similarly for
>> outgoing packets and fires Tx watchdog later. To avoid this, don't allow
>> to set Tx coalescing time to 0.
>>
>> Cc: satish.baddipadige@...adcom.com
>> Cc: siva.kallam@...adcom.com
>> Cc: michael.chan@...adcom.com
>> Signed-off-by: Ivan Vecera <ivecera@...hat.com>
> [...]
>
> MBR, Sergei
>
No problem, Sergei, will post v2.