[rt2x00-users] [PATCH 1/2] rt2x00: Limit rt2x00pci rxdone processing to 16 entries at once

[Johannes Stezenbach]

Hi,

On Fri, Mar 04, 2011 at 03:11:45PM +0100, Helmut Schaa wrote:
> Instead of receiving an unlimited number of frames, stop after 16
> entries and reschedule the rxdone tasklet. This allows other tasklets
> to be run inbetween.

That sounds reasonable, but does it actually fix an issue or
improve performance?  How was the number 16 chosen?

What I'm wondering about is, if we have to limit the number of
frames processed in one go to 16, doesn't it mean we can
also cut the queue lenght to 16?


Johannes