Isn't this a better fix for all drivers, rather than peppering every driver with the special case. This is how the logic worked up until 2.6.24.
--- a/net/core/dev.c 2007-12-11 12:16:20.000000000 -0800 +++ b/net/core/dev.c 2007-12-11 21:43:39.000000000 -0800 @@ -2184,7 +2184,7 @@ static void net_rx_action(struct softirq have = netpoll_poll_lock(n); - weight = n->weight; + weight = min(n->weight, budget); /* This NAPI_STATE_SCHED test is for avoiding a race * with netpoll's poll_napi(). Only the entity which -- 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