Linux Virtualization - Feb 2008 - [PATCH] VIRTIO NET: Enable netpoll interface for netconsole logging

Add a new poll_controller handler that the netpoll interface needs.

This enables netconsole logging from a kvm guest over the virtio
net interface.

Signed-off-by: Amit Shah <amitshah at gmx.net>
---
 drivers/net/virtio_net.c |   12 ++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index fdc2367..3f3d334 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -294,6 +294,15 @@ again:
 	return 0;
 }

+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
+static void virtnet_netpoll(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+	napi_schedule(&vi->napi);
+}
+#endif
+
 static int virtnet_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -336,6 +345,9 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	dev->stop = virtnet_close;
 	dev->hard_start_xmit = start_xmit;
 	dev->features = NETIF_F_HIGHDMA;
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
+	dev->poll_controller = virtnet_netpoll;
+#endif
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &vdev->dev);

 	/* Do we support "hardware" checksums? */
-- 
1.5.2.5

-- 
Amit Shah
http://www.amitshah.net/

On Friday 29 February 2008 21:54:50 Amit Shah wrote:
> Add a new poll_controller handler that the netpoll interface needs.
>
> This enables netconsole logging from a kvm guest over the virtio
> net interface.
>
> Signed-off-by: Amit Shah <amitshah at gmx.net>
Wow, does this actually work?

If so, I'll apply it no problems...
Rusty.