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Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:04:05 -0400 From: Ayaz Abdulla <aabdulla@...dia.com> To: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> CC: jgarzik@...ox.com, manfred@...orfullife.com, akpm@...uxfoundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] forcedeth: msi interrupts Andrew Morton wrote: > 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? Yes, it should be treated as a critical fix. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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