netdev - RE: [PATCH net 1/1] e1000e: Stop tx/rx setup spinning for upwards of 300us.

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Date:   Wed, 4 Mar 2020 09:44:08 +0000
From:   David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:     'David Miller' <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "bruce.w.allan@...el.com" <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>,
        "jeffrey.e.pieper@...el.com" <jeffrey.e.pieper@...el.com>,
        "jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net 1/1] e1000e: Stop tx/rx setup spinning for upwards of
 300us.

From: David Miller
> Sent: 04 March 2020 00:02
> 
> I'll let the Intel folks review and integrate this as it's a
> non-trivial change honestly.

Unfortunately I don't think anyone else properly reviewed the
original patch.

I suspect the real fix is to do a readback and rewrite.
(Assuming the hardware is ignoring the writes.)

For the 'interrupt enable' write, possibly get a reschedule
of the poll function by pretending there is more in the rx ring.

	David

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