Messages in this thread | | | From | Robert Olsson <> | Date | Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:52:17 +0100 | Subject | Re: [RFC] net: napi fix |
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David Miller writes:
> > Is the netif_running() check even required? > > No, it is not. > > When a device is brought down, one of the first things > that happens is that we wait for all pending NAPI polls > to complete, then block any new polls from starting.
Hello!
Yes but the reason was not to wait for all pending polls to complete so a server/router could be rebooted even under high- load and DOS. We've experienced some nasty problems with this.
Cheers. --ro
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