netdev - Re: [PATCH net] bnxt: do not busy-poll when link is down

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Date:   Tue, 22 Nov 2016 11:06:10 -0800
From:   Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:     Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>
Cc:     Andy Gospodarek <gospo@...adcom.com>,
        Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] bnxt: do not busy-poll when link is down

On Tue, 2016-11-22 at 10:55 -0800, Michael Chan wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 10:38 AM, Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com> wrote:

> >
> > Any plans removing this busy polling stuff, now it is done in core
> > networking stack ?
> >
> > This would remove bnxt_lock_napi() extra overhead in normal path ( napi
> > poll )
> >
> > I could do this but I do not have the hardware to do the tests.
> >
> It's on my list of many TODO things.  Probably in the next few weeks.

Awesome, thanks !