Re: [PATCH 10/11] netpoll: rx optimization

2007-11-19 Thread David Miller
From: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:43:24 -0700 > This patch makes netpoll work for non-NAPI devices that call > netif_receive_skb. Devices are allowed to call netif_receive_skb > if they are receiving packets in softirq (ie in tasklet). > One side effect of this

[PATCH 10/11] netpoll: rx optimization

2007-11-03 Thread Stephen Hemminger
This patch makes netpoll work for non-NAPI devices that call netif_receive_skb. Devices are allowed to call netif_receive_skb if they are receiving packets in softirq (ie in tasklet). One side effect of this is that received packets will be looked at twice for the non-NAPI case, but this is harmles