Subject: virtio_net: delay TX callbacks Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 02:11:23 +0300 From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" Ask for delayed callbacks on TX ring full, to give the other side more of a chance to make progress. Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin Acked-by: David S. Miller Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell --- drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c index 0cb0b06..f685324 100644 --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c @@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev) * before it gets out of hand. Naturally, this wastes entries. */ if (capacity < 2+MAX_SKB_FRAGS) { netif_stop_queue(dev); - if (unlikely(!virtqueue_enable_cb(vi->svq))) { + if (unlikely(!virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed(vi->svq))) { /* More just got used, free them then recheck. */ capacity += free_old_xmit_skbs(vi); if (capacity >= 2+MAX_SKB_FRAGS) {