netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/4][TG3]: Fix race condition when calling register

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Message-Id: <20061217.170743.122943075.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sun, 17 Dec 2006 17:07:43 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	mchan@...adcom.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4][TG3]: Fix race condition when calling
 register_netdev().

From: "Michael Chan" <mchan@...adcom.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 22:48:43 -0800

> [TG3]: Fix race condition when calling register_netdev().
> 
> Hot-plug scripts can call tg3_open() as soon as register_netdev() is
> called in tg3_init_one().  We need to call pci_set_drvdata() before
> register_netdev(), and netif_carrier_off() needs to be moved to
> tg3_open() to avoid race conditions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <mchan@...adcom.com>

Another excellent catch, patch applied, thanks Michael.
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