netdev - RE: [PATCH v1 net] lan743x: fix return value for lan743x_tx_napi

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Date:   Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:47:13 +0000
From:   <Bryan.Whitehead@...rochip.com>
To:     <Tristram.Ha@...rochip.com>
CC:     <davem@...emloft.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>, <andrew@...n.ch>,
        <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v1 net] lan743x: fix return value for
 lan743x_tx_napi_poll

> I notice 2 problems in the driver:
> 
> 1. netif_napi_add is used instead of netif_tx_napi_add.
> 2. In all other drivers that use netif_tx_napi_add most do not call
> napi_complete_done.
> They all call napi_complete directly and return 0.
> 
> freescale/gianfar.c
> rocker/rocker_main.c
> ti/cpsw.c
> 
> virtio_net.c does use napi_complete_done but it also passes 0 as a
> parameter.
> 
Tristram,

Thanks for the tips. I will make a new version which uses
  netif_tx_napi_add, and napi_complete

Regards,
Bryan