--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c @@ -1724,8 +1724,11 @@ int mlx4_en_start_port(struct net_device /* Process all completions if exist to prevent * the queues freezing if they are full */ - for (i = 0; i < priv->rx_ring_num; i++) + for (i = 0; i < priv->rx_ring_num; i++) { + local_bh_disable(); napi_schedule(&priv->rx_cq[i]->napi); + local_bh_enable(); + } netif_tx_start_all_queues(dev); netif_device_attach(dev);