netdev - Re: [PATCH] NET: [CORE] Re-enable irqs before pushing pending DMA requests

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Date:	Sat, 23 Jun 2007 23:09:45 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	shannon.nelson@...el.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] NET: [CORE] Re-enable irqs before pushing pending DMA
 requests

From: Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@...el.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:34:55 -0700

> This moves the local_irq_enable() call in net_rx_action() to before
> calling the CONFIG_NET_DMA's dma_async_memcpy_issue_pending() rather
> than after.  This shortens the irq disabled window and allows for DMA
> drivers that need to do their own irq hold.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@...el.com>

Patch applied, thanks Shannon.
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