netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Fix receive time stamp race condition.

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Date:   Mon, 9 Apr 2018 07:19:31 -0700
From:   Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Fix receive time stamp race
 condition.

On Mon, Apr 09, 2018 at 12:03:14AM -0700, Richard Cochran wrote:
> This patch fixes the race by moving the queue onto a list on the stack
> before reading out the latched time stamp value.
> 
> Fixes: c6fe0ad2c3499 ("net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: add rx/tx timestamping support")

Dave, please hold off on this patch.  I am seeing new problems in my
testing with this applied.  I still need to get to the bottom of
this.

Thanks,
Richard