When entering the netdev poll routine, empty out the RX chain first, before cleaning up the TX chain. This should help avoid RX buffer overflows.
Signed-off-by: Linas Vepstas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---- drivers/net/spider_net.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) Index: linux-2.6.22-rc1/drivers/net/spider_net.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.22-rc1.orig/drivers/net/spider_net.c 2007-06-07 11:52:17.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6.22-rc1/drivers/net/spider_net.c 2007-06-07 11:52:20.000000000 -0500 @@ -1224,7 +1224,6 @@ spider_net_poll(struct net_device *netde int packets_to_do, packets_done = 0; int no_more_packets = 0; - spider_net_cleanup_tx_ring(card); packets_to_do = min(*budget, netdev->quota); while (packets_to_do) { @@ -1243,6 +1242,8 @@ spider_net_poll(struct net_device *netde spider_net_refill_rx_chain(card); spider_net_enable_rxdmac(card); + spider_net_cleanup_tx_ring(card); + /* if all packets are in the stack, enable interrupts and return 0 */ /* if not, return 1 */ if (no_more_packets) { - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html