netdev - Re: [PATCH] forcedeth: msi interrupts

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Date:	Fri, 6 Jun 2008 13:19:28 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Ayaz Abdulla <aabdulla@...dia.com>
Cc:	jgarzik@...ox.com, manfred@...orfullife.com,
	akpm@...uxfoundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] forcedeth: msi interrupts

On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:15:32 -0400
Ayaz Abdulla <aabdulla@...dia.com> wrote:

> Andrew Morton wrote:
> > On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:51:46 -0400
> > Ayaz Abdulla <aabdulla@...dia.com> wrote:
> > 
> >  > This patch adds a workaround for lost MSI interrupts. There is a race
> >  > condition in the HW in which future interrupts could be missed. The
> >  > workaround is to toggle the MSI irq mask.
> >  >
> > 
> > Do you think this is a 2.6.26 thing?
> It is by HW design, not related to the kernel.

Sorry, what I meant was: do you believe that this patch should be in
2.6.26?
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