1 files changed, 22 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index b9d9da082af2..59ed186e4f46 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -248,14 +248,14 @@ static void netpoll_send_skb(struct netpoll *np, struct sk_buff *skb)
         int status;
         struct netpoll_info *npinfo;
 
-repeat:
-        if(!np || !np->dev || !netif_running(np->dev)) {
+        if (!np || !np->dev || !netif_running(np->dev)) {
                 __kfree_skb(skb);
                 return;
         }
 
-        /* avoid recursion */
         npinfo = np->dev->npinfo;
+
+        /* avoid recursion */
         if (npinfo->poll_owner == smp_processor_id() ||
             np->dev->xmit_lock_owner == smp_processor_id()) {
                 if (np->drop)
@@ -265,29 +265,31 @@ repeat:
                 return;
         }
 
-        spin_lock(&np->dev->xmit_lock);
-        np->dev->xmit_lock_owner = smp_processor_id();
+        while (1) {
+                spin_lock(&np->dev->xmit_lock);
+                np->dev->xmit_lock_owner = smp_processor_id();
 
-        /*
-         * network drivers do not expect to be called if the queue is
-         * stopped.
-         */
-        if (netif_queue_stopped(np->dev)) {
+                /*
+                 * network drivers do not expect to be called if the queue is
+                 * stopped.
+                 */
+                if (netif_queue_stopped(np->dev)) {
+                        np->dev->xmit_lock_owner = -1;
+                        spin_unlock(&np->dev->xmit_lock);
+                        netpoll_poll(np);
+                        continue;
+                }
+
+                status = np->dev->hard_start_xmit(skb, np->dev);
                 np->dev->xmit_lock_owner = -1;
                 spin_unlock(&np->dev->xmit_lock);
 
-                netpoll_poll(np);
-                goto repeat;
-        }
-
-        status = np->dev->hard_start_xmit(skb, np->dev);
-        np->dev->xmit_lock_owner = -1;
-        spin_unlock(&np->dev->xmit_lock);
+                /* success */
+                if(!status)
+                        return;
 
-        /* transmit busy */
-        if(status) {
+                /* transmit busy */
                 netpoll_poll(np);
-                goto repeat;
         }
 }