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net: txq_trans_update() helper

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We would like to get rid of netdev->trans_start = jiffies; that about all net
drivers have to use in their start_xmit() function, and use txq->trans_start
instead.

This can be done generically in core network, as suggested by David.

Some devices, (particularly loopback) dont need trans_start update, because
they dont have transmit watchdog. We could add a new device flag, or rely
on fact that txq->tran_start can be updated is txq->xmit_lock_owner is
different than -1. Use a helper function to hide our choice.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Eric Dumazet
2009-05-25 22:58:01 -07:00
committed by David S. Miller
parent 65ac885149
commit 08baf56108
5 changed files with 15 additions and 1 deletions
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@@ -1698,6 +1698,8 @@ int dev_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
skb->dst = NULL;
}
rc = ops->ndo_start_xmit(skb, dev);
if (rc == 0)
txq_trans_update(txq);
/*
* TODO: if skb_orphan() was called by
* dev->hard_start_xmit() (for example, the unmodified
@@ -1727,6 +1729,7 @@ gso:
skb->next = nskb;
return rc;
}
txq_trans_update(txq);
if (unlikely(netif_tx_queue_stopped(txq) && skb->next))
return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
} while (skb->next);