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From: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:18:35 -0500

> On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 04:03:07PM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> > I would ask it the other way. Why is interface an argument to netif_rx_complete
> > if it is never used?  
> > 
> Thats a fair question, and I don't know the answer, Dave?

That's just what the old code uses, since the NAPI context
sat inside of the device.  I just never removed it.