Index: linux-2.4.35.4/net/core/dev.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.4.35.4.orig/net/core/dev.c 2007-12-15 05:19:51.651364482 +0100 +++ linux-2.4.35.4/net/core/dev.c 2007-12-15 05:19:54.483525877 +0100 @@ -1289,6 +1289,19 @@ local_irq_save(flags); netdev_rx_stat[this_cpu].total++; + +#ifdef CONFIG_BRIDGE + /* Optimisation for framebursting (allow interleaving of pkts by + * immediately processing the rx pkt instead of Qing the pkt and deferring + * the processing). Only optimise for bridging and guard against non + * TASKLET based netif_rx calls. + */ + if (!in_irq() && (skb->dev->br_port != NULL) && br_handle_frame_hook != NULL) { + local_irq_restore(flags); + return netif_receive_skb(skb); + } +#endif + if (queue->input_pkt_queue.qlen <= netdev_max_backlog) { if (queue->input_pkt_queue.qlen) { if (queue->throttle)