int nb_rx;
/* There is only one tx queue for this core. Do not flush other
- * queueus. */
- if (rxq_->queue_id == rte_lcore_id()) {
+ * queues.
+ * Do not flush tx queue which is shared among CPUs
+ * since it is always flushed */
+ if (rxq_->queue_id == rte_lcore_id() &&
+ OVS_LIKELY(!dev->txq_needs_locking)) {
dpdk_queue_flush(dev, rxq_->queue_id);
}