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;
-
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