On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:10:54 -0400
Jeff Garzik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > From: Ingo Molnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > Another forcedeth.c thing: i noticed that its NAPI handler does not do
> > tx-ring processing. The patch below implements this - tested on DESC_V
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Ingo Molnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Another forcedeth.c thing: i noticed that its NAPI handler does not do
tx-ring processing. The patch below implements this - tested on DESC_VER_2
hardware, with CONFIG_FORCEDETH_NAPI=y.
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 10:53:04AM -0400, Ayaz Abdulla wrote:
> Ok. In that case, the patch needs to be improved.
>
> The following needs to be done when NAPI is enabled:
> - remove the tx handling within the ISRs
> - mask off the tx interrupts within the ISRs that handle tx processing
> - re-enab
Ayaz Abdulla wrote:
Jeff Garzik wrote:
Ayaz Abdulla wrote:
I don't see why the NAPI handler needs to process tx packets. The ISR
will handle all tx processing.
It is a design choice, not a requirement.
Moving non-RX interrupt processing to the NAPI handler can help as
loads increase. T
Jeff Garzik wrote:
Ayaz Abdulla wrote:
I don't see why the NAPI handler needs to process tx packets. The ISR
will handle all tx processing.
It is a design choice, not a requirement.
Moving non-RX interrupt processing to the NAPI handler can help as loads
increase. The basic idea is to d
Ayaz Abdulla wrote:
I don't see why the NAPI handler needs to process tx packets. The ISR
will handle all tx processing.
It is a design choice, not a requirement.
Moving non-RX interrupt processing to the NAPI handler can help as loads
increase. The basic idea is to do as much work as possib
I don't see why the NAPI handler needs to process tx packets. The ISR
will handle all tx processing.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Ingo Molnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Another forcedeth.c thing: i noticed that its NAPI handler does not do
tx-ring processing. The patch below implements this - tes
From: Ingo Molnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Another forcedeth.c thing: i noticed that its NAPI handler does not do
tx-ring processing. The patch below implements this - tested on DESC_VER_2
hardware, with CONFIG_FORCEDETH_NAPI=y.
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: Ayaz Abdulla <[EMAIL
