netdev - Re: [PATCH 2.6.21 3/4] cxgb3 - Fix potential MAC hang

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Message-ID: <4601E4B1.2000205@chelsio.com>
Date:	Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:06:41 -0800
From:	Divy Le Ray <divy@...lsio.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	jeff@...zik.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, swise@...ngridcomputing.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.21 3/4] cxgb3 - Fix potential MAC hang

Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 13:10:12 -0700
> divy@...lsio.com wrote:
>
>   
>> From: Divy Le Ray <divy@...lsio.com>
>>
>> Under rare conditions, the MAC might hang while generating a pause frame.
>> This patch fine tunes the MAC settings to avoid the issue, allows for 
>> periodic MAC state check, and triggers a recovery if hung. 
>>
>> Also fix one MAC statistics counter for the rev board T3B2.
>>     
>
> This conflicts with your previously-submitted, not-yet-merged-by-Jeff
> cxgb3-add-sw-lro-support.patch.
>
> What should we do about this?
>   

I can send you a patch against the -mm tree, if it is acceptable.

Cheers,
Divy

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