3 files changed, 36 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb.h b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb.h
index 50ffe90488ff..f4aba4355b19 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ struct ixgb_adapter {
 
         /* TX */
         struct ixgb_desc_ring tx_ring ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
+        unsigned int restart_queue;
         unsigned long timeo_start;
         uint32_t tx_cmd_type;
         uint64_t hw_csum_tx_good;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_ethtool.c
index cd22523fb035..82c044d6e08a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_ethtool.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ static struct ixgb_stats ixgb_gstrings_stats[] = {
         {"tx_window_errors", IXGB_STAT(net_stats.tx_window_errors)},
         {"tx_deferred_ok", IXGB_STAT(stats.dc)},
         {"tx_timeout_count", IXGB_STAT(tx_timeout_count) },
+        {"tx_restart_queue", IXGB_STAT(restart_queue) },
         {"rx_long_length_errors", IXGB_STAT(stats.roc)},
         {"rx_short_length_errors", IXGB_STAT(stats.ruc)},
 #ifdef NETIF_F_TSO
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
index 70ac9d4a83bb..16317b58f741 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
@@ -1411,6 +1411,37 @@ ixgb_tx_queue(struct ixgb_adapter *adapter, int count, int vlan_id,int tx_flags)
         IXGB_WRITE_REG(&adapter->hw, TDT, i);
 }
 
+static int __ixgb_maybe_stop_tx(struct net_device *netdev, int size)
+{
+        struct ixgb_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+        struct ixgb_desc_ring *tx_ring = &adapter->tx_ring;
+
+        netif_stop_queue(netdev);
+        /* Herbert's original patch had:
+         *  smp_mb__after_netif_stop_queue();
+         * but since that doesn't exist yet, just open code it. */
+        smp_mb();
+
+        /* We need to check again in a case another CPU has just
+         * made room available. */
+        if (likely(IXGB_DESC_UNUSED(tx_ring) < size))
+                return -EBUSY;
+
+        /* A reprieve! */
+        netif_start_queue(netdev);
+        ++adapter->restart_queue;
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int ixgb_maybe_stop_tx(struct net_device *netdev,
+                              struct ixgb_desc_ring *tx_ring, int size)
+{
+        if (likely(IXGB_DESC_UNUSED(tx_ring) >= size))
+                return 0;
+        return __ixgb_maybe_stop_tx(netdev, size);
+}
+
+
 /* Tx Descriptors needed, worst case */
 #define TXD_USE_COUNT(S) (((S) >> IXGB_MAX_TXD_PWR) + \
                          (((S) & (IXGB_MAX_DATA_PER_TXD - 1)) ? 1 : 0))
@@ -1444,7 +1475,8 @@ ixgb_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
         spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->tx_lock, flags);
 #endif
 
-        if(unlikely(IXGB_DESC_UNUSED(&adapter->tx_ring) < DESC_NEEDED)) {
+        if (unlikely(ixgb_maybe_stop_tx(netdev, &adapter->tx_ring,
+                     DESC_NEEDED))) {
                 netif_stop_queue(netdev);
                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->tx_lock, flags);
                 return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
@@ -1482,8 +1514,7 @@ ixgb_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 
 #ifdef NETIF_F_LLTX
         /* Make sure there is space in the ring for the next send. */
-        if(unlikely(IXGB_DESC_UNUSED(&adapter->tx_ring) < DESC_NEEDED))
-                netif_stop_queue(netdev);
+        ixgb_maybe_stop_tx(netdev, &adapter->tx_ring, DESC_NEEDED);
 
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->tx_lock, flags);