netdev - [PATCH net-next 1/2] netvsc: Fix a bug in sub-channel handling

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Date:   Fri, 24 Mar 2017 20:54:36 -0700
From:   kys@...hange.microsoft.com
To:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devel@...uxdriverproject.org,
        olaf@...fle.de, apw@...onical.com, jasowang@...hat.com,
        leann.ogasawara@...onical.comi, marcelo.cerri@...onical.com,
        sthemmin@...rosoft.com
Cc:     "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 1/2] netvsc: Fix a bug in sub-channel handling

From: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>

All netvsc channels are handled via NAPI. Setup the "read mode" correctly
for the netvsc sub-channels.

Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
---
 drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c |    5 +++++
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c
index 91b3bcf..9835825 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c
@@ -1002,6 +1002,11 @@ static void netvsc_sc_open(struct vmbus_channel *new_sc)
 	if (!nvchan->mrc.buf)
 		return;
 
+	/* Because the device uses NAPI, all the interrupt batching and
+	 * control is done via Net softirq, not the channel handling
+	 */
+	set_channel_read_mode(new_sc, HV_CALL_ISR);
+
 	ret = vmbus_open(new_sc, nvscdev->ring_size * PAGE_SIZE,
 			 nvscdev->ring_size * PAGE_SIZE, NULL, 0,
 			 netvsc_channel_cb, nvchan);
-- 
1.7.1