1 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
index 2c6ceeb592b..83ee5544ace 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
@@ -125,11 +125,6 @@ netxen_nic_update_cmd_producer(struct netxen_adapter *adapter,
                 struct nx_host_tx_ring *tx_ring)
 {
         NXWRIO(adapter, tx_ring->crb_cmd_producer, tx_ring->producer);
-
-        if (netxen_tx_avail(tx_ring) <= TX_STOP_THRESH) {
-                netif_stop_queue(adapter->netdev);
-                smp_mb();
-        }
 }
 
 static uint32_t crb_cmd_consumer[4] = {
@@ -1209,7 +1204,7 @@ netxen_setup_netdev(struct netxen_adapter *adapter,
                 adapter->max_mc_count = 16;
 
         netdev->netdev_ops         = &netxen_netdev_ops;
-        netdev->watchdog_timeo     = 2*HZ;
+        netdev->watchdog_timeo     = 5*HZ;
 
         netxen_nic_change_mtu(netdev, netdev->mtu);
 
@@ -1825,9 +1820,13 @@ netxen_nic_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
         /* 4 fragments per cmd des */
         no_of_desc = (frag_count + 3) >> 2;
 
-        if (unlikely(no_of_desc + 2 > netxen_tx_avail(tx_ring))) {
+        if (unlikely(netxen_tx_avail(tx_ring) <= TX_STOP_THRESH)) {
                 netif_stop_queue(netdev);
-                return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
+                smp_mb();
+                if (netxen_tx_avail(tx_ring) > TX_STOP_THRESH)
+                        netif_start_queue(netdev);
+                else
+                        return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
         }
 
         producer = tx_ring->producer;