Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net

[pandora-kernel.git] / net / core / dev.c

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 945bbd0..ebf778d 100644 (file)
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4376,7 +4376,8 @@ static int process_backlog(struct napi_struct *napi, int quota)
  * __napi_schedule - schedule for receive
  * @n: entry to schedule
  *
- * The entry's receive function will be scheduled to run
+ * The entry's receive function will be scheduled to run.
+ * Consider using __napi_schedule_irqoff() if hard irqs are masked.
  */
 void __napi_schedule(struct napi_struct *n)
 {
@@ -4388,6 +4389,18 @@ void __napi_schedule(struct napi_struct *n)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__napi_schedule);
 
+/**
+ * __napi_schedule_irqoff - schedule for receive
+ * @n: entry to schedule
+ *
+ * Variant of __napi_schedule() assuming hard irqs are masked
+ */
+void __napi_schedule_irqoff(struct napi_struct *n)
+{
+       ____napi_schedule(this_cpu_ptr(&softnet_data), n);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__napi_schedule_irqoff);
+
 void __napi_complete(struct napi_struct *n)
 {
        BUG_ON(!test_bit(NAPI_STATE_SCHED, &n->state));