From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: troy.kisky@boundarydevices.com (Troy Kisky) Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2016 08:50:53 -0700 Subject: [PATCH net-next V3 05/16] net: fec: reduce interrupts In-Reply-To: <20160406.235731.57253886354009409.davem@davemloft.net> References: <1459909562-22865-6-git-send-email-troy.kisky@boundarydevices.com> <20160406.172008.266926707628676037.davem@davemloft.net> <5705AD07.10009@boundarydevices.com> <20160406.235731.57253886354009409.davem@davemloft.net> Message-ID: <570681DD.5020208@boundarydevices.com> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org On 4/6/2016 8:57 PM, David Miller wrote: > From: Troy Kisky > Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2016 17:42:47 -0700 > >> Sure, that's an easy change. But if a TX int is what caused the >> interrupt and masks them, and then a RX packet happens before napi >> runs, do you want the TX serviced 1st, or RX ? > > If you properly split your driver up into seperate interrupt/poll > instances, one for TX one for RX, you wouldn't need to ask me > that question now would you? > > :-) > I absolutely claim no ownership :-)