netdev - [PATCH] forcedeth: msi interrupts

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Date:	Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:03:19 -0400
From:	Ayaz Abdulla <aabdulla@...dia.com>
To:	Ayaz Abdulla <AAbdulla@...dia.com>
CC:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>,
	Manfred Spraul <manfred@...orfullife.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, nedev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] forcedeth: msi interrupts

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.

Added cleanup based on comments from Andrew Morton.

Signed-off-by: Ayaz Abdulla <aabdulla@...dia.com>

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