Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:38:19 -0800 (PST)
Message-Id: <20071212.093819.205755031.davem@davemloft.net>
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       linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, jgarzik@pobox.com,
       shemminger@linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] net: napi fix
From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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From: Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@myri.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:29:23 -0500

> Is the netif_running() check even required?

No, it is not.

When a device is brought down, one of the first things
that happens is that we wait for all pending NAPI polls
to complete, then block any new polls from starting.
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