netdev - Re: [PATCH C 1/7] net: fec: better implementation of iMX6 ERR006358 quirk

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Date:	Wed, 9 Jul 2014 10:33:09 +0100
From:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
To:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH C 1/7] net: fec: better implementation of iMX6
	ERR006358 quirk

On Wed, Jul 09, 2014 at 10:30:11AM +0100, Russell King wrote:
> Using a (delayed) workqueue for ERR006358 is not correct - a work queue
> is a single-trigger device.  Once the work queue has been scheduled, it
> can't be re-scheduled until it has been run.  This can cause problems -
> with an appropriate packet timing, we can end up with packets queued,
> but not sent by the hardware, resulting in the transmit timeout firing.

Oops, please ignore this patch; re-sent in error.

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