[openib-general] Re: [PATCH]: was Re: LLTX and netif_stop_queue

David S. Miller davem at davemloft.net
Wed Jan 19 21:18:35 PST 2005


On 19 Jan 2005 23:01:47 -0500
jamal <hadi at cyberus.ca> wrote:

> -----
> /* Called with dev->xmit_lock held and interrupts disabled.  */
>  static int
>  e1000_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
> ---
> 
> Who calls that with dev->xmit_lock held and interrupts disabled?

qdisc_restart() and dev_queue_xmit(), via netdev->hard_start_xmit().

> Shouldnt the spin_unlock(&netdev->xmit_lock); be right at the top of
> that routine now?

Nope, the idea now is that netdev->xmit_lock replaces the driver
private tx_lock



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