netdev - Re: b44: regression in 2.6.22 (resend)

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Date:	Tue, 29 May 2007 14:36:51 -0700
From:	"Gary Zambrano" <zambrano@...adcom.com>
To:	"Jeff Garzik" <jgarzik@...ox.com>
cc:	"Michael Buesch" <mb@...sch.de>,
	"Maximilian Engelhardt" <maxi@...monizer.de>,
	"linux-kernel" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-wireless" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Stephen Hemminger" <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo" <acme@...stprotocols.net>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, "Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: b44: regression in 2.6.22 (resend)

On Tue, 2007-05-29 at 18:39 -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:

> We check for 0xffffffff because that is often how a fault is indicated, 
> when the memory location is read during or immediately after hotplug (or 
> if the PCI bus is truly faulty).  So for most hardware, you see
> 
> tmp = read(irq status)
> if (!tmp)
> 	return irq-none		/* no irq events raised */
> if (tmp == 0xffffffff)
> 	return irq-none		/* hot unplug or h/w fault */
> 
> and the method that determines no interrupt handling is needed.
> 

I guess you are right, but then shouldn't the driver be checking for
faults in other parts of the code too? What if a fault/hotplug occurs
immediately after an interrupt, but before a tx?
Thanks,
Gary

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