netdev - [PATCH 1/7][MV643XX_ETH] mp->tx_desc_count needs spinlock protection

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Date:	Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:17:22 +0100
From:	Lennert Buytenhek <buytenh@...tstofly.org>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Dale Farnsworth <dale@...nsworth.org>,
	Nicolas Pitre <nico@...vell.com>,
	Tzachi Perelstein <tzachi@...vell.com>,
	Saeed Bishara <saeed@...vell.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/7][MV643XX_ETH] mp->tx_desc_count needs spinlock protection

mv643xx_eth_start_xmit() should check mp->tx_desc_count only
inside the mp->lock spinlock.

Signed-off-by: Lennert Buytenhek <buytenh@...vell.com>
Acked-by: Tzachi Perelstein <tzachi@...vell.com>

Index: linux-2.6.25-rc6/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.25-rc6.orig/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
+++ linux-2.6.25-rc6/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
@@ -1741,23 +1741,22 @@ static int mv643xx_eth_start_xmit(struct
 	BUG_ON(netif_queue_stopped(dev));
 	BUG_ON(skb == NULL);
 
+	if (has_tiny_unaligned_frags(skb) && __skb_linearize(skb)) {
+		stats->tx_dropped++;
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: failed to linearize tiny "
+				"unaligned fragment\n", dev->name);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&mp->lock, flags);
+
 	if (mp->tx_ring_size - mp->tx_desc_count < MAX_DESCS_PER_SKB) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: transmit with queue full\n", dev->name);
 		netif_stop_queue(dev);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mp->lock, flags);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (has_tiny_unaligned_frags(skb)) {
-		if (__skb_linearize(skb)) {
-			stats->tx_dropped++;
-			printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: failed to linearize tiny "
-					"unaligned fragment\n", dev->name);
-			return 1;
-		}
-	}
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&mp->lock, flags);
-
 	eth_tx_submit_descs_for_skb(mp, skb);
 	stats->tx_bytes += skb->len;
 	stats->tx_packets++;
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