diff -Nru linux-lts-backport-natty-2.6.38/debian/changelog linux-lts-backport-natty-2.6.38/debian/changelog
--- linux-lts-backport-natty-2.6.38/debian/changelog	2011-02-07 06:12:29.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-lts-backport-natty-2.6.38/debian/changelog	2011-02-08 16:51:23.000000000 -0500
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+linux-lts-backport-natty (2.6.38-2.29~lucid3) lucid; urgency=low
+
+  * Patch virtio-net.c to add schedule check to napi_enable call
+    - Based on a patch from Bruce Rogers of Novell.
+    - His patch is purported to be distributed in SLES.
+    - http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/linux-netdev/2010/6/4/6278660
+  * Tracking Bug
+    - LP: #579276
+
+ -- Ken Stailey <kstailey@yahoo.com>  Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:33:57 -0500
+
 linux-lts-backport-natty (2.6.38-2.29~lucid1) lucid; urgency=low
 
   [ Andy Whitcroft ]
diff -Nru linux-lts-backport-natty-2.6.38/debian.master/changelog linux-lts-backport-natty-2.6.38/debian.master/changelog
--- linux-lts-backport-natty-2.6.38/debian.master/changelog	2011-02-07 05:49:44.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-lts-backport-natty-2.6.38/debian.master/changelog	2011-02-08 16:50:17.000000000 -0500
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
-linux (2.6.38-2.29) natty; urgency=low
+linux-lts-backport-natty (2.6.38-2.29~lucid3) lucid; urgency=low
+
+  * Patch virtio-net.c to add schedule check to napi_enable call
+    - Based on a patch from Bruce Rogers of Novell.
+    - His patch is purported to be distributed in SLES.
+    - http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/linux-netdev/2010/6/4/6278660
+  * Tracking Bug
+    - LP: #579276
+
+ -- Ken Stailey <kstailey@yahoo.com>  Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:33:57 -0500
+
+linux-lts-backport-natty (2.6.38-2.29~lucid1) lucid; urgency=low
 
   [ Andy Whitcroft ]
 
diff -Nru linux-lts-backport-natty-2.6.38/debian.natty/changelog linux-lts-backport-natty-2.6.38/debian.natty/changelog
--- linux-lts-backport-natty-2.6.38/debian.natty/changelog	2011-02-07 05:49:44.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-lts-backport-natty-2.6.38/debian.natty/changelog	2011-02-08 16:50:01.000000000 -0500
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+linux-lts-backport-natty (2.6.38-2.29~lucid3) lucid; urgency=low
+
+  * Patch virtio-net.c to add schedule check to napi_enable call
+    - Based on a patch from Bruce Rogers of Novell.
+    - His patch is purported to be distributed in SLES.
+    - http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/linux-netdev/2010/6/4/6278660
+  * Tracking Bug
+    - LP: #579276
+
+ -- Ken Stailey <kstailey@yahoo.com>  Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:33:57 -0500
+
 linux-lts-backport-natty (2.6.38-2.29~lucid1) lucid; urgency=low
 
   [ Andy Whitcroft ]
diff -Nru linux-lts-backport-natty-2.6.38/drivers/net/virtio_net.c linux-lts-backport-natty-2.6.38/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
--- linux-lts-backport-natty-2.6.38/drivers/net/virtio_net.c	2011-01-27 05:07:06.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-lts-backport-natty-2.6.38/drivers/net/virtio_net.c	2011-02-08 16:50:56.000000000 -0500
@@ -446,6 +446,20 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static void virtnet_napi_enable(struct virtnet_info *vi)
+{
+	napi_enable(&vi->napi);
+
+	/* If all buffers were filled by other side before we napi_enabled, we
+	 * won't get another interrupt, so process any outstanding packets
+	 * now.  virtnet_poll wants re-enable the queue, so we disable here.
+	 * We synchronize against interrupts via NAPI_STATE_SCHED */
+	if (napi_schedule_prep(&vi->napi)) {
+		virtqueue_disable_cb(vi->rvq);
+		__napi_schedule(&vi->napi);
+	}
+}
+
 static void refill_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct virtnet_info *vi;
@@ -454,7 +468,7 @@
 	vi = container_of(work, struct virtnet_info, refill.work);
 	napi_disable(&vi->napi);
 	still_empty = !try_fill_recv(vi, GFP_KERNEL);
-	napi_enable(&vi->napi);
+	virtnet_napi_enable(vi);
 
 	/* In theory, this can happen: if we don't get any buffers in
 	 * we will *never* try to fill again. */
@@ -638,16 +652,7 @@
 {
 	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	napi_enable(&vi->napi);
-
-	/* If all buffers were filled by other side before we napi_enabled, we
-	 * won't get another interrupt, so process any outstanding packets
-	 * now.  virtnet_poll wants re-enable the queue, so we disable here.
-	 * We synchronize against interrupts via NAPI_STATE_SCHED */
-	if (napi_schedule_prep(&vi->napi)) {
-		virtqueue_disable_cb(vi->rvq);
-		__napi_schedule(&vi->napi);
-	}
+	virtnet_napi_enable(vi);
 	return 0;
 }