[PATCH] epic100: code removal in irq handler

The loop in the irq handler is not needed any more as the high frequency
events have been deferred due to napi usage.

drivers/net/epic100.c

@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@
    These may be modified when a driver module is loaded.*/
 
 static int debug = 1;			/* 1 normal messages, 0 quiet .. 7 verbose. */
-/* Maximum events (Rx packets, etc.) to handle at each interrupt. */
-static int max_interrupt_work = 32;
 
 /* Used to pass the full-duplex flag, etc. */
 #define MAX_UNITS 8		/* More are supported, limit only on options */
@@ -155,12 +153,10 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SMC 83c170 EPIC series Ethernet driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 MODULE_PARM(debug, "i");
-MODULE_PARM(max_interrupt_work, "i");
 MODULE_PARM(rx_copybreak, "i");
 MODULE_PARM(options, "1-" __MODULE_STRING(MAX_UNITS) "i");
 MODULE_PARM(full_duplex, "1-" __MODULE_STRING(MAX_UNITS) "i");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "EPIC/100 debug level (0-5)");
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_interrupt_work, "EPIC/100 maximum events handled per interrupt");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(options, "EPIC/100: Bits 0-3: media type, bit 4: full duplex");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(rx_copybreak, "EPIC/100 copy breakpoint for copy-only-tiny-frames");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(full_duplex, "EPIC/100 full duplex setting(s) (1)");
@@ -1162,21 +1158,22 @@ static irqreturn_t epic_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_instance, struct pt_regs *r
 	struct net_device *dev = dev_instance;
 	struct epic_private *ep = dev->priv;
 	long ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
-	int status, boguscnt = max_interrupt_work;
 	unsigned int handled = 0;
+	int status;
 
-	do {
 	status = inl(ioaddr + INTSTAT);
 	/* Acknowledge all of the current interrupt sources ASAP. */
 	outl(status & EpicNormalEvent, ioaddr + INTSTAT);
 
-		if (debug > 4)
+	if (debug > 4) {
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Interrupt, status=%#8.8x new "
-				   "intstat=%#8.8x.\n",
-				   dev->name, status, (int)inl(ioaddr + INTSTAT));
+				   "intstat=%#8.8x.\n", dev->name, status,
+				   (int)inl(ioaddr + INTSTAT));
+	}
 
 	if ((status & IntrSummary) == 0)
-			break;
+		goto out;
+
 	handled = 1;
 
 	if ((status & EpicNapiEvent) && !ep->reschedule_in_poll) {
@@ -1191,10 +1188,10 @@ static irqreturn_t epic_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_instance, struct pt_regs *r
 	status &= ~EpicNapiEvent;
 
 	/* Check uncommon events all at once. */
-		if (status &
-		    (CntFull | TxUnderrun | PCIBusErr170 | PCIBusErr175)) {
+	if (status & (CntFull | TxUnderrun | PCIBusErr170 | PCIBusErr175)) {
 		if (status == EpicRemoved)
-				break;
+			goto out;
+
 		/* Always update the error counts to avoid overhead later. */
 		ep->stats.rx_missed_errors += inb(ioaddr + MPCNT);
 		ep->stats.rx_frame_errors += inb(ioaddr + ALICNT);
@@ -1207,7 +1204,7 @@ static irqreturn_t epic_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_instance, struct pt_regs *r
 			outl(RestartTx, ioaddr + COMMAND);
 		}
 		if (status & PCIBusErr170) {
-				printk(KERN_ERR "%s: PCI Bus Error!  EPIC status %4.4x.\n",
+			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: PCI Bus Error! status %4.4x.\n",
 					 dev->name, status);
 			epic_pause(dev);
 			epic_restart(dev);
@@ -1215,21 +1212,12 @@ static irqreturn_t epic_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_instance, struct pt_regs *r
 		/* Clear all error sources. */
 		outl(status & 0x7f18, ioaddr + INTSTAT);
 	}
-		if (!(status & EpicNormalEvent))
-			break;
-		if (--boguscnt < 0) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Too much work at interrupt, "
-				   "IntrStatus=0x%8.8x.\n",
-				   dev->name, status);
-			/* Clear all interrupt sources. */
-			outl(0x0001ffff, ioaddr + INTSTAT);
-			break;
-		}
-	} while (1);
 
-	if (debug > 3)
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: exiting interrupt, intr_status=%#4.4x.\n",
+out:
+	if (debug > 3) {
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: exit interrupt, intr_status=%#4.4x.\n",
 				   dev->name, status);
+	}
 
 	return IRQ_RETVAL(handled);
 }