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authorFelix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>2011-04-10 18:32:19 +0200
committerJohn W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>2011-04-12 16:59:27 -0400
commitc266c71a9cbdccb40fb6f4c05d4ddaa6226e5eba (patch)
treec8efcb9c2f74d8a54e4ac8e12f80bb856a055291 /drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.h
parent5b7916ad8c29da9f30fbf03a8b61862acdba00ce (diff)
ath5k: reduce interrupt load caused by rx/tx interrupts
While the rx/tx tasklet is pending, new unnecessary interrupts may arrive. Decrease the load by temporarily disabling the interrupts until the tasklet has completed. Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.h')
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.h4
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.h
index 978f1f4ac2f3..4c4e36064a3b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.h
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ struct ath5k_softc {
enum ath5k_int imask; /* interrupt mask copy */
+ spinlock_t irqlock;
+ bool rx_pending; /* rx tasklet pending */
+ bool tx_pending; /* tx tasklet pending */
+
u8 lladdr[ETH_ALEN];
u8 bssidmask[ETH_ALEN];