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* [PATCH net-next] r8169: Use napi_schedule_irqoff()
@ 2026-04-11  4:16 Matt Vollrath
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From: Matt Vollrath @ 2026-04-11  4:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
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napi_schedule() masks hard interrupts while doing its work, which is
redundant when called from an interrupt handler where hard interrupts
are already masked. Use napi_schedule_irqoff() instead to bypass this
redundant masking. This is an optimization.

Tested on a Lenovo RTL8168h/8111h.

Signed-off-by: Matt Vollrath <tactii@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
index 791277e750ba..4c0ad0de3410 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
@@ -4873,7 +4873,7 @@ static irqreturn_t rtl8169_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 		phy_mac_interrupt(tp->phydev);
 
 	rtl_irq_disable(tp);
-	napi_schedule(&tp->napi);
+	napi_schedule_irqoff(&tp->napi);
 out:
 	rtl_ack_events(tp, status);
 
-- 
2.43.0


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