Hi!

> So if there is a long time before handling interrupts,
> I guess that it makes sense that one stream could
> get an advantage in the net scheduler.
> 
> If I find the time, and if no one beats me to it, I will try to replace
> the normal timers with HR timers + a smaller default timeout.
> 

Can you try something like this? Highres timers will be needed, too,
but this fixes the logic problem.

You'll need to apply it twice as code is copy&pasted.

Best regards,
									Pavel

+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c

 	 */
 	priv->tx_count_frames += nfrags + 1;
 	if (likely(priv->tx_coal_frames > priv->tx_count_frames)) {
-		mod_timer(&priv->txtimer,
-			  STMMAC_COAL_TIMER(priv->tx_coal_timer));
+		if (priv->tx_count_frames == nfrags + 1)
+			mod_timer(&priv->txtimer,
+				  STMMAC_COAL_TIMER(priv->tx_coal_timer));
 	} else {
 		priv->tx_count_frames = 0;
 		priv->hw->desc->set_tx_ic(desc);


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