1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
index 24220992413..4833b6a9031 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
@@ -2957,9 +2957,13 @@ netdev_tx_t bnx2x_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
                         skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags +
                         BDS_PER_TX_PKT +
                         NEXT_CNT_PER_TX_PKT(MAX_BDS_PER_TX_PKT))) {
-                bnx2x_fp_qstats(bp, txdata->parent_fp)->driver_xoff++;
-                netif_tx_stop_queue(txq);
-                BNX2X_ERR("BUG! Tx ring full when queue awake!\n");
+                /* Handle special storage cases separately */
+                if (txdata->tx_ring_size != 0) {
+                        BNX2X_ERR("BUG! Tx ring full when queue awake!\n");
+                        bnx2x_fp_qstats(bp, txdata->parent_fp)->driver_xoff++;
+                        netif_tx_stop_queue(txq);
+                }
+
                 return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
         }