netdev - Re: BUG: soft lockup detected on CPU#0! (2.6.18.2 plus hacks)

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Date:	Tue, 2 Jan 2007 10:23:55 +0100
From:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...pl>
To:	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
Cc:	NetDev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: BUG: soft lockup detected on CPU#0!  (2.6.18.2 plus hacks)

On Tue, Jan 02, 2007 at 09:23:02AM +0100, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 02, 2007 at 08:39:09AM +0100, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
> ...
> > The main thing is the possibility of processing
> > skb with not entirely open source dev which isn't
> > expected (and checked) by receive functions.
> > I think the easiest way to convince yourself is
> > to add temporarily IFF_UP flag checking with
> > dropping at the beginning of netif_receive_skb and
> > __vlan_hwaccel_rx.

... and vlan_skb_recv also.

Jarek P.
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