linux-kernel - Re: [git patches] net driver updates

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Message-ID: <47C34838.3040502@garzik.org>
Date:	Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:59:04 -0500
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Divy Le Ray <divy@...lsio.com>
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, krkumar2@...ibm.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [git patches] net driver updates

Divy Le Ray wrote:
>> From: "Divy Le Ray" <divy@...lsio.com>
>> Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:57:08 -0800
>>
>>> The driver is cxgb3 here, it uses LLTX.
>> That's extremely unfortunate, hopefully you can update it to
>> use a model like tg3 and others use.  LLTX is a lost cause
>> for hardware device drivers, and in fact we'd like to remove
>> it tree wide eventually.
> 
> It sounds like I messed up.
> cxgb3 does not use LLTX - The Chelsio driver does, thus should be
> converted.

So, it sounds like Krishna's patch is ok, because the race does not 
exist anymore in this driver?

	Jeff



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