netdev - Re: [BUG] via-rhine: NOHZ: local_softirq

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Date:	Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:04:32 +0100
From:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	jamie.gloudon@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, rl@...lgate.ch
Subject: Re: [BUG] via-rhine: NOHZ: local_softirq_pending 08

David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> :
[...]
> I don't think you can't keep using dev_kfree_skb_irq() there.
> 
> Francois any objections to this patch?

None.

I have almost surely broken via-rhine with NOHZ as I broke the r8169
driver before 7dbb491878a2c51d372a8890fa45a8ff80358af1. Something like
the patch below could be needed as well (quick shot before bed time
and ~24h delay if Jamie wants to try something now).

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c
index 7992b3e..5c7e900 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c
@@ -2010,11 +2010,7 @@ static void rhine_slow_event_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (intr_status & IntrPCIErr)
 		netif_warn(rp, hw, dev, "PCI error\n");
 
-	napi_disable(&rp->napi);
-	rhine_irq_disable(rp);
-	/* Slow and safe. Consider __napi_schedule as a replacement ? */
-	napi_enable(&rp->napi);
-	napi_schedule(&rp->napi);
+	iowrite16(RHINE_EVENT & 0xffff, rp->base + IntrEnable);
 
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&rp->task_lock);
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