Index: head/sys/net/iflib.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/net/iflib.c
+++ head/sys/net/iflib.c
@@ -3515,8 +3515,7 @@
 	}
 	if (txq->ift_db_pending)
 		ifmp_ring_enqueue(txq->ift_br, (void **)&txq, 1, TX_BATCH_SIZE);
-	else
-		ifmp_ring_check_drainage(txq->ift_br, TX_BATCH_SIZE);
+	ifmp_ring_check_drainage(txq->ift_br, TX_BATCH_SIZE);
 	if (ctx->ifc_flags & IFC_LEGACY)
 		IFDI_INTR_ENABLE(ctx);
 	else {
@@ -3718,16 +3717,14 @@
 	DBG_COUNTER_INC(tx_seen);
 	err = ifmp_ring_enqueue(txq->ift_br, (void **)&m, 1, TX_BATCH_SIZE);
 
+	GROUPTASK_ENQUEUE(&txq->ift_task);
 	if (err) {
-		GROUPTASK_ENQUEUE(&txq->ift_task);
 		/* support forthcoming later */
 #ifdef DRIVER_BACKPRESSURE
 		txq->ift_closed = TRUE;
 #endif
 		ifmp_ring_check_drainage(txq->ift_br, TX_BATCH_SIZE);
 		m_freem(m);
-	} else if (TXQ_AVAIL(txq) < (txq->ift_size >> 1)) {
-		GROUPTASK_ENQUEUE(&txq->ift_task);
 	}
 
 	return (err);
Index: head/sys/net/mp_ring.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/net/mp_ring.c
+++ head/sys/net/mp_ring.c
@@ -454,18 +454,12 @@
 	do {
 		os.state = ns.state = r->state;
 		ns.pidx_tail = pidx_stop;
-		ns.flags = BUSY;
+		if (os.flags == IDLE)
+			ns.flags = ABDICATED;
 	} while (atomic_cmpset_rel_64(&r->state, os.state, ns.state) == 0);
 	critical_exit();
 	counter_u64_add(r->enqueues, n);
 
-	/*
-	 * Turn into a consumer if some other thread isn't active as a consumer
-	 * already.
-	 */
-	if (os.flags != BUSY)
-		drain_ring_lockless(r, ns, os.flags, budget);
-
 	return (0);
 }
 #endif
@@ -476,7 +470,9 @@
 	union ring_state os, ns;
 
 	os.state = r->state;
-	if (os.flags != STALLED || os.pidx_head != os.pidx_tail || r->can_drain(r) == 0)
+	if ((os.flags != STALLED && os.flags != ABDICATED) ||	// Only continue in STALLED and ABDICATED
+	    os.pidx_head != os.pidx_tail ||			// Require work to be available
+	    (os.flags != ABDICATED && r->can_drain(r) == 0))	// Can either drain, or everyone left
 		return;
 
 	MPASS(os.cidx != os.pidx_tail);	/* implied by STALLED */