--- netsoftirq/include/linux/interrupt.h.~1~	Mon Jul 22 17:59:10 2002
+++ netsoftirq/include/linux/interrupt.h	Mon Jul 22 19:02:52 2002
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ extern void softirq_init(void);
 #define __cpu_raise_softirq(cpu, nr) do { softirq_pending(cpu) |= 1UL << (nr); } while (0)
 extern void FASTCALL(cpu_raise_softirq(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int nr));
 extern void FASTCALL(raise_softirq(unsigned int nr));
+#define rerun_softirqs(cpu) 					\
+do {								\
+	if (!(local_irq_count(cpu) | local_bh_count(cpu)))	\
+		do_softirq();					\
+} while (0);
 
 
 
--- netsoftirq/include/linux/netdevice.h.~1~	Mon Jul 22 17:29:25 2002
+++ netsoftirq/include/linux/netdevice.h	Mon Jul 22 19:04:43 2002
@@ -510,8 +510,9 @@ static inline void __netif_schedule(stru
 		local_irq_save(flags);
 		dev->next_sched = softnet_data[cpu].output_queue;
 		softnet_data[cpu].output_queue = dev;
-		cpu_raise_softirq(cpu, NET_TX_SOFTIRQ);
+		__cpu_raise_softirq(cpu, NET_TX_SOFTIRQ);
 		local_irq_restore(flags);
+		rerun_softirqs(cpu);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -559,8 +560,9 @@ static inline void dev_kfree_skb_irq(str
 		local_irq_save(flags);
 		skb->next = softnet_data[cpu].completion_queue;
 		softnet_data[cpu].completion_queue = skb;
-		cpu_raise_softirq(cpu, NET_TX_SOFTIRQ);
+		__cpu_raise_softirq(cpu, NET_TX_SOFTIRQ);
 		local_irq_restore(flags);
+		rerun_softirqs(cpu);
 	}
 }
 
--- netsoftirq/net/core/dev.c.~1~	Mon Jul 22 17:29:25 2002
+++ netsoftirq/net/core/dev.c	Mon Jul 22 19:03:46 2002
@@ -1238,8 +1238,9 @@ enqueue:
 			dev_hold(skb->dev);
 			__skb_queue_tail(&queue->input_pkt_queue,skb);
 			/* Runs from irqs or BH's, no need to wake BH */
-			cpu_raise_softirq(this_cpu, NET_RX_SOFTIRQ);
+			__cpu_raise_softirq(this_cpu, NET_RX_SOFTIRQ);
 			local_irq_restore(flags);
+			rerun_softirqs(this_cpu);
 #ifndef OFFLINE_SAMPLE
 			get_sample_stats(this_cpu);
 #endif
@@ -1549,8 +1550,9 @@ softnet_break:
 	local_irq_disable();
 	netdev_rx_stat[this_cpu].time_squeeze++;
 	/* This already runs in BH context, no need to wake up BH's */
-	cpu_raise_softirq(this_cpu, NET_RX_SOFTIRQ);
+	__cpu_raise_softirq(this_cpu, NET_RX_SOFTIRQ);
 	local_irq_enable();
+	rerun_softirqs(this_cpu);
 
 	NET_PROFILE_LEAVE(softnet_process);
 	return;