Presently the TX buffer stops while filling the buffer. However, this does not make use of the available buffer space, it also lags the speed of the TX troughtput.
Only stop the queue when the buffer becomes full. The Interupt handler will start the queue again when a buffer is available. Signed-off-by: Malcolm Priestley <[email protected]> --- drivers/staging/vt6655/device_main.c | 8 ++------ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/device_main.c b/drivers/staging/vt6655/device_main.c index 326bce3..07ebdea 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/device_main.c +++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/device_main.c @@ -1105,6 +1105,7 @@ static int vnt_tx_packet(struct vnt_private *priv, struct sk_buff *skb) if (AVAIL_TD(priv, dma_idx) < 1) { spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags); + ieee80211_stop_queues(priv->hw); return -ENOMEM; } @@ -1156,13 +1157,8 @@ static void vnt_tx_80211(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, { struct vnt_private *priv = hw->priv; - ieee80211_stop_queues(hw); - - if (vnt_tx_packet(priv, skb)) { + if (vnt_tx_packet(priv, skb)) ieee80211_free_txskb(hw, skb); - - ieee80211_wake_queues(hw); - } } static int vnt_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw) -- 2.5.0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
