linux-kernel - Re: [patch] revert: [NET]: Fix races in net_rx

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Date:	Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:36:10 +0200
From:	Olaf Kirch <olaf.kirch@...cle.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...pl>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	Auke Kok <auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [patch] revert: [NET]: Fix races in net_rx_action vs netpoll

On Thursday 19 July 2007 18:05, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> that network-intense test also produced periodic broadcast packets that 
> got the e1000 out of its weird state before the tx timeout could hit. 
> Now that i've stopped the test, the network is quiescent again and the 
> e1000 hangs.

Can you confirm this by spraying the laptop with arp packets
or broadcast pings while it's booting?

Olaf
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