2 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c
index 4b22513bed40..e93651c19f59 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ vxge_rx_1b_compl(struct __vxge_hw_ring *ringh, void *dtr,
         vxge_hw_ring_replenish(ringh, 0);
 
         do {
+                prefetch((char *)dtr + L1_CACHE_BYTES);
                 rx_priv = vxge_hw_ring_rxd_private_get(dtr);
                 skb = rx_priv->skb;
                 data_size = rx_priv->data_size;
diff --git a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-traffic.c b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-traffic.c
index 0efb769894ef..fe3ae518c69c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-traffic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-traffic.c
@@ -731,6 +731,7 @@ vxge_hw_channel_dtr_try_complete(struct __vxge_hw_channel *channel, void **dtrh)
         vxge_assert(channel->compl_index < channel->length);
 
         *dtrh = channel->work_arr[channel->compl_index];
+        prefetch(*dtrh);
 }
 
 /*