linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.18-rc2 tg3 Dead loop on netdevice eth0 fix it urgently!

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Date:	Thu, 20 Jul 2006 01:30:39 +1000
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	davem@...emloft.net, ruben@...ttmann.net (Ruben Puettmann)
Cc:	sergio@...giomb.no-ip.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.18-rc2 tg3  Dead loop on netdevice eth0 fix it urgently!

Ruben Puettmann <ruben@...ttmann.net> wrote:
>
> Yes But in the moment I thing  I have not enough informations.

Oops, it was a thinko on my part.

[NET]: Fix reversed error test in netif_tx_trylock

A non-zero return value indicates success from spin_trylock,
not error.

Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>

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diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 76cc099..75f02d8 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -924,10 +924,10 @@ static inline void netif_tx_lock_bh(stru
 
 static inline int netif_tx_trylock(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	int err = spin_trylock(&dev->_xmit_lock);
-	if (!err)
+	int ok = spin_trylock(&dev->_xmit_lock);
+	if (likely(ok))
 		dev->xmit_lock_owner = smp_processor_id();
-	return err;
+	return ok;
 }
 
 static inline void netif_tx_unlock(struct net_device *dev)
-
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