netdev - [PATCH kernel 2.6.34-rc5] lib8390: to be SMP safe

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Date:	Mon, 3 May 2010 19:43:16 +0900
From:	Ken Kawasaki <ken_kawasaki@...ing.nifty.jp>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH  kernel 2.6.34-rc5] lib8390: to be SMP safe


lib8390:
	write the value "ENISR_ALL" to register "EN0_IMR"
	after enable_irq_lockdep_irqrestore. 

	This patch avoids frequent transmit error on SMP system.


Signed-off-by: Ken Kawasaki <ken_kawasaki@...ing.nifty.jp>

---

--- linux-2.6.34-rc6/drivers/net/lib8390.c.orig	2010-05-02 16:49:57.000000000 +0900
+++ linux-2.6.34-rc6/drivers/net/lib8390.c	2010-05-02 18:09:18.000000000 +0900
@@ -367,9 +367,9 @@ static netdev_tx_t __ei_start_xmit(struc
 				dev->name, ei_local->tx1, ei_local->tx2, ei_local->lasttx);
 		ei_local->irqlock = 0;
 		netif_stop_queue(dev);
-		ei_outb_p(ENISR_ALL, e8390_base + EN0_IMR);
 		spin_unlock(&ei_local->page_lock);
 		enable_irq_lockdep_irqrestore(dev->irq, &flags);
+		ei_outb_p(ENISR_ALL, e8390_base + EN0_IMR);
 		dev->stats.tx_errors++;
 		return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 	}
@@ -407,10 +407,10 @@ static netdev_tx_t __ei_start_xmit(struc
 
 	/* Turn 8390 interrupts back on. */
 	ei_local->irqlock = 0;
-	ei_outb_p(ENISR_ALL, e8390_base + EN0_IMR);
 
 	spin_unlock(&ei_local->page_lock);
 	enable_irq_lockdep_irqrestore(dev->irq, &flags);
+	ei_outb_p(ENISR_ALL, e8390_base + EN0_IMR);
 
 	dev_kfree_skb (skb);
 	dev->stats.tx_bytes += send_length;
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