netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] r8169: change irq handler to always trigger NAPI polling

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Date:   Sun, 14 Apr 2019 13:58:33 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     hkallweit1@...il.com
Cc:     nic_swsd@...ltek.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] r8169: change irq handler to always trigger
 NAPI polling

From: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 11:48:39 +0200

> This check isn't really needed and we can simplify the code and save
> some CPU cycles by removing it. Only in case of an error none of these
> bits are set, and calling the NAPI callback doesn't hurt in this case.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>

Applied.