Replace the call to netif_wake_queue in rtl8169_start_xmit with netif_start_queue as we don't need to actually wake up the queue since we are still in mid transmit so we just need to reset the bit so it doesn't prevent the next transmit. (Description shamelessly copied from a mail sent by Alex.)
Suggested-by: Alexander Duyck <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <[email protected]> --- drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c index 9dd1cd2c0..a542cd121 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c @@ -6267,7 +6267,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t rtl8169_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, */ smp_mb(); if (rtl_tx_slots_avail(tp, MAX_SKB_FRAGS)) - netif_wake_queue(dev); + netif_start_queue(dev); } return NETDEV_TX_OK; -- 2.21.0
