A minor optimization on the RX side is that the hardware does not need to be kicked if space did not open up in the RX ring.
Signed-off-by: Linas Vepstas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---- drivers/net/spider_net.c | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) 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 11:56:10.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6.22-rc1/drivers/net/spider_net.c 2007-06-07 11:56:23.000000000 -0500 @@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ spider_net_refill_rx_chain(struct spider { struct spider_net_descr_chain *chain = &card->rx_chain; unsigned long flags; + int cnt = 0; /* one context doing the refill (and a second context seeing that * and omitting it) is ok. If called by NAPI, we'll be called again @@ -538,9 +539,13 @@ spider_net_refill_rx_chain(struct spider if (spider_net_prepare_rx_descr(card, chain->head)) break; chain->head = chain->head->next; + cnt ++; } spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chain->lock, flags); + + if (cnt) + spider_net_enable_rxdmac(card); } /** @@ -573,7 +578,6 @@ spider_net_alloc_rx_skbs(struct spider_n /* This will allocate the rest of the rx buffers; * if not, it's business as usual later on. */ spider_net_refill_rx_chain(card); - spider_net_enable_rxdmac(card); return 0; error: @@ -1305,7 +1309,6 @@ spider_net_poll(struct net_device *netde netdev->quota -= packets_done; *budget -= packets_done; spider_net_refill_rx_chain(card); - spider_net_enable_rxdmac(card); spider_net_cleanup_tx_ring(card); @@ -1590,7 +1593,6 @@ spider_net_handle_error_irq(struct spide card->ignore_rx_ramfull = 1; spider_net_resync_head_ptr(card); spider_net_refill_rx_chain(card); - spider_net_enable_rxdmac(card); card->num_rx_ints ++; netif_rx_schedule(card->netdev); } @@ -1611,7 +1613,6 @@ spider_net_handle_error_irq(struct spide /* Could happen when rx chain is full */ spider_net_resync_head_ptr(card); spider_net_refill_rx_chain(card); - spider_net_enable_rxdmac(card); card->num_rx_ints ++; netif_rx_schedule(card->netdev); show_error = 0; @@ -1625,7 +1626,6 @@ spider_net_handle_error_irq(struct spide /* Could happen when rx chain is full */ spider_net_resync_head_ptr(card); spider_net_refill_rx_chain(card); - spider_net_enable_rxdmac(card); card->num_rx_ints ++; netif_rx_schedule(card->netdev); show_error = 0; - 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