1 files changed, 29 insertions, 38 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 441bacf79199..ce5047e8db1f 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4816,65 +4816,56 @@ static int netif_rx_internal(struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 
 /**
+ *	__netif_rx	-	Slightly optimized version of netif_rx
+ *	@skb: buffer to post
+ *
+ *	This behaves as netif_rx except that it does not disable bottom halves.
+ *	As a result this function may only be invoked from the interrupt context
+ *	(either hard or soft interrupt).
+ */
+int __netif_rx(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	lockdep_assert_once(hardirq_count() | softirq_count());
+
+	trace_netif_rx_entry(skb);
+	ret = netif_rx_internal(skb);
+	trace_netif_rx_exit(ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__netif_rx);
+
+/**
  *	netif_rx	-	post buffer to the network code
  *	@skb: buffer to post
  *
  *	This function receives a packet from a device driver and queues it for
- *	the upper (protocol) levels to process.  It always succeeds. The buffer
- *	may be dropped during processing for congestion control or by the
- *	protocol layers.
+ *	the upper (protocol) levels to process via the backlog NAPI device. It
+ *	always succeeds. The buffer may be dropped during processing for
+ *	congestion control or by the protocol layers.
+ *	The network buffer is passed via the backlog NAPI device. Modern NIC
+ *	driver should use NAPI and GRO.
+ *	This function can used from any context.
  *
  *	return values:
  *	NET_RX_SUCCESS	(no congestion)
  *	NET_RX_DROP     (packet was dropped)
  *
  */
-
 int netif_rx(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	local_bh_disable();
 	trace_netif_rx_entry(skb);
-
 	ret = netif_rx_internal(skb);
 	trace_netif_rx_exit(ret);
-
+	local_bh_enable();
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_rx);
 
-int netif_rx_ni(struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	trace_netif_rx_ni_entry(skb);
-
-	preempt_disable();
-	err = netif_rx_internal(skb);
-	if (local_softirq_pending())
-		do_softirq();
-	preempt_enable();
-	trace_netif_rx_ni_exit(err);
-
-	return err;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_rx_ni);
-
-int netif_rx_any_context(struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	/*
-	 * If invoked from contexts which do not invoke bottom half
-	 * processing either at return from interrupt or when softrqs are
-	 * reenabled, use netif_rx_ni() which invokes bottomhalf processing
-	 * directly.
-	 */
-	if (in_interrupt())
-		return netif_rx(skb);
-	else
-		return netif_rx_ni(skb);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_rx_any_context);
-
 static __latent_entropy void net_tx_action(struct softirq_action *h)
 {
 	struct softnet_data *sd = this_cpu_ptr(&softnet_data);