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Date:	Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:43:27 +0800
From:	DDD <Dongdong.deng@...driver.com>
To:	Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: [PATCH] netpoll: WARN_ONCE for start_xmit returns with interrupts
	enabled

The NETPOLL API requires that interrupts remain disabled in
netpoll_send_skb().

Add a WARN_ONCE when ndo_start_xmit returns with interrupts enabled
in netpoll_send_skb().

Signed-off-by: Dongdong Deng <dongdong.deng@...driver.com>
---
 net/core/netpoll.c |    6 ++++++
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index df30feb..d38103f 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -319,6 +319,12 @@ static void netpoll_send_skb(struct netpoll *np, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 			udelay(USEC_PER_POLL);
 		}
+
+		WARN_ONCE(!irqs_disabled(),
+			KERN_WARNING "netpoll_send_skb(): [net driver %s]"
+			"ndo_start_xmit() shouldn't return with interrupts"
+			"enabled!", dev->name);
+
 		local_irq_restore(flags);
 	}
 
-- 
1.6.0.4


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