Re: [PATCH net v2] net: napi: Avoid gro timer misfiring at end of busypoll

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf

Date: Fri May 08 2026 - 18:12:06 EST


Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Wed, 6 May 2026 09:08:08 +0000 you wrote:
> When in irq deferral mode (defer-hard-irqs > 0), a short enough
> gro-flush timeout can trigger before NAPI_STATE_SCHED is cleared if the
> last poll in busy_poll_stop() takes too long. This can have the effect
> of leaving the queue stuck with interrupts disabled and no timer armed
> which results in a tx timeout if there is no subsequent busypoll cycle.
>
> To prevent this, defer the gro-flush timer arm after the last poll.
>
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
- [net,v2] net: napi: Avoid gro timer misfiring at end of busypoll
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/58e2330bd455

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