netdev - RE: [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] r8152: remove queuing rx packets in driver

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Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 12:26:31 +0000
From: Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
CC: "kuba@...nel.org" <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net"
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Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] r8152: remove queuing rx packets in driver

Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 8:08 PM
[...]
> > -     return work_done;
> > +     if (work_done > budget)
> > +             return budget;
> > +     else
> > +             return work_done;
> >  }
> 
> I don't know NAPI too well. Are there implications of not telling it
> the truth?

You could check the reply from Jakub Kicinski, as following link.
https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg933846.html
https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg933923.html

If the work_done is more than budget, I should return budget.

Best Regards,
Hayes