On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:24:18 +0100
Piotras <piot...@gmail.com> wrote:

> >> Not sure if FIFO overruns are really an issue and how to prevent them.
> >> Maybe RX underflow should be handled in top half and reprogram device
> >> to suspend receives (is this possible)?
> >
> > What is "top half"?
> 
> Top half interrupt handler (b43_do_interrupt).

No way.
Interrupts are properly blocked before leaving the top-half handler and
re-enabled before leaving the bottom-half handler already.
Adding stuff to the top-half handler would only introduce serious locking
and latency issues and it would fix nothing.

-- 
Michael

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