netdev - Re: [PATCH 3/4] 8139too: RTNL and flush_scheduled

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Date:	Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:38:44 -0700
From:	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
To:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
CC:	jeff@...zik.org,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Kyle Lucke <klucke@...ibm.com>,
	Raghavendra Koushik <raghavendra.koushik@...erion.com>,
	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] 8139too: RTNL and flush_scheduled_work deadlock

Francois Romieu wrote:
> Your usual dont-flush_scheduled_work-with-RTNL-held stuff.
> 
> It is a bit different here since the thread runs permanently
> or is only occasionally kicked for recovery depending on the
> hardware revision.

It looks like this has not made it into the 2.6.20 stable series
patches...  Any reason not to add it there?

Thanks,
Ben

-- 
Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com

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