{
struct net_device *dev = _data;
struct rtl8139_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
+ unsigned long thr_delay;
- if (rtnl_lock_interruptible() == 0) {
+ if (rtnl_shlock_nowait() == 0) {
rtl8139_thread_iter (dev, tp, tp->mmio_addr);
rtnl_unlock ();
+
+ thr_delay = next_tick;
+ } else {
+ /* unlikely race. mitigate with fast poll. */
+ thr_delay = HZ / 2;
}
- schedule_delayed_work(&tp->thread, next_tick);
+ schedule_delayed_work(&tp->thread, thr_delay);
}
static void rtl8139_start_thread(struct rtl8139_private *tp)