NIU: Implement discard counters, optimize
Optimize the lightly loaded case, by only synchronizing discards stats
when qlen > 10 indicate potential for drops.
Notice Robert Olsson might disagree with this patch.
Signed-off-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@comx.dk>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/drivers/net/niu.c b/drivers/net/niu.c
index 671721c..f219f16 100644
--- a/drivers/net/niu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/niu.c
@@ -3618,7 +3618,9 @@
nw64(RX_DMA_CTL_STAT(rp->rx_channel), stat);
- niu_sync_rx_discard_stats(np, rp, 0x7FFF);
+ /* Only sync discards stats when qlen indicate potential for drops */
+ if (qlen > 10)
+ niu_sync_rx_discard_stats(np, rp, 0x7FFF);
return work_done;
}