netdev - Re: [PATCH 2.6.24 4/5]S2io: Check for CARD

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Date:	Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:03:55 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	ram.vepa@...erion.com
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, support@...erion.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.24 4/5]S2io: Check for CARD_DOWN before handling traffic

Ramkrishna Vepa wrote:
> - Added check to return from the traffic handling function, if the card status 
>   is DOWN.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sivakumar Subramani <sivakumar.subramani@...erion.com>
> Signed-off-by: Santosh Rastapur <santosh.rastapur@...erion.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ramkrishna Vepa <ram.vepa@...erion.com>
> ---
> diff -Nurp patch3/drivers/net/s2io.c patch4/drivers/net/s2io.c
> --- patch3/drivers/net/s2io.c	2007-08-15 08:57:32.000000000 -0700
> +++ patch4/drivers/net/s2io.c	2007-08-15 08:42:14.000000000 -0700
> @@ -2927,6 +2927,11 @@ static int s2io_poll(struct net_device *
>  	int i;
>  
>  	atomic_inc(&nic->isr_cnt);
> +	if (unlikely(atomic_read(&nic->card_state) == CARD_DOWN)) {
> +		atomic_dec(&nic->isr_cnt);
> +		return IRQ_NONE;
> +	}
> +
>  	mac_control = &nic->mac_control;
>  	config = &nic->config;
>  

invalid return value, for this function

Overall, this looks quite racy -- why does the card state differ from 
net_device state in the first place?

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