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Message-ID: <461D04DB.80001@garzik.org>
Date:	Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:55:07 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	divy@...lsio.com
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	swise@...ngridcomputing.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.21 1/3] cxgb3 - avoid deadlock with mac watchdog

divy@...lsio.com wrote:
> From: Divy Le Ray <divy@...lsio.com>
> 
> Fix a deadlock when the interface s configured down and 
> the watchdog tack is sleeping on rtnl_lock.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Divy Le Ray <divy@...lsio.com>
> ---
> 
>  drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c |    4 +++-
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
> index 26240fd..c6ebe25 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
> @@ -2119,7 +2119,9 @@ static void check_t3b2_mac(struct adapte
>  {
>  	int i;
>  
> -	rtnl_lock();                      /* synchronize with ifdown */
> +	if (!rtnl_trylock())	/* synchronize with ifdown */
> +		return;
> +
>  	for_each_port(adapter, i) {
>  		struct net_device *dev = adapter->port[i];
>  		struct port_info *p = netdev_priv(dev);


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