netdev - [PATCH net 05/19] net/sonic: Remove redundant netif_start

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Date:   Mon, 20 Jan 2020 09:56:09 +1100
From:   Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
To:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>,
        Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>,
        Laurent Vivier <laurent@...ier.eu>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net 05/19] net/sonic: Remove redundant netif_start_queue()
 call

The tx queue must be running already, otherwise sonic_send_packet()
would not have been called.

Tested-by: Stan Johnson <userm57@...oo.com>
Signed-off-by: Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c
index dbbbc8bc72ff..84a30928d4e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static int sonic_send_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		netif_dbg(lp, tx_queued, dev, "%s: stopping queue\n", __func__);
 		netif_stop_queue(dev);
 		/* after this packet, wait for ISR to free up some TDAs */
-	} else netif_start_queue(dev);
+	}
 
 	netif_dbg(lp, tx_queued, dev, "%s: issuing Tx command\n", __func__);
 
-- 
2.24.1