[NET]: Stop polling when napi_disable() is pending. This finally adds the code in net_rx_action() to break out of the ->poll()'ing loop when a napi_disable() is found to be pending.
Now, even if a device is being flooded with packets it can be cleanly brought down. Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- net/core/dev.c | 8 ++++++-- 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c index be9d301..0879f52 100644 --- a/net/core/dev.c +++ b/net/core/dev.c @@ -2207,8 +2207,12 @@ static void net_rx_action(struct softirq_action *h) * still "owns" the NAPI instance and therefore can * move the instance around on the list at-will. */ - if (unlikely(work == weight)) - list_move_tail(&n->poll_list, list); + if (unlikely(work == weight)) { + if (unlikely(napi_disable_pending(n))) + __napi_complete(n); + else + list_move_tail(&n->poll_list, list); + } netpoll_poll_unlock(have); } -- 1.5.4.rc2.38.gd6da3 -- 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