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doc, net: Remove instruction to set net_device::trans_start

Commit 08baf561083bc27a953aa087dd8a664bb2b88e8e ('net:
txq_trans_update() helper') made it unnecessary for most drivers to
set net_device::trans_start (or netdev_queue::trans_start).

Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Ben Hutchings 13 tahun lalu
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      Documentation/networking/driver.txt

+ 2 - 5
Documentation/networking/driver.txt

@@ -58,13 +58,10 @@ Transmit path guidelines:
             TX_BUFFS_AVAIL(dp) > 0)
             TX_BUFFS_AVAIL(dp) > 0)
 		netif_wake_queue(dp->dev);
 		netif_wake_queue(dp->dev);
 
 
-2) Do not forget to update netdev->trans_start to jiffies after
-   each new tx packet is given to the hardware.
-
-3) An ndo_start_xmit method must not modify the shared parts of a
+2) An ndo_start_xmit method must not modify the shared parts of a
    cloned SKB.
    cloned SKB.
 
 
-4) Do not forget that once you return 0 from your ndo_start_xmit
+3) Do not forget that once you return 0 from your ndo_start_xmit
    method, it is your driver's responsibility to free up the SKB
    method, it is your driver's responsibility to free up the SKB
    and in some finite amount of time.
    and in some finite amount of time.