Re: [PATCH net-next] r8169: reduce number of workaround doorbell rings

2020-11-20 Thread patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
Hello: This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (refs/heads/master): On Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:57:27 +0100 you wrote: > Some chip versions have a hw bug resulting in lost door bell rings. > To work around this the doorbell is also rung whenever we still have > tx descriptors in flight after hav

[PATCH net-next] r8169: reduce number of workaround doorbell rings

2020-11-19 Thread Heiner Kallweit
Some chip versions have a hw bug resulting in lost door bell rings. To work around this the doorbell is also rung whenever we still have tx descriptors in flight after having cleaned up tx descriptors. These PCI(e) writes come at a cost, therefore let's reduce the number of extra doorbell rings. If