netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] napi_synchronize: waiting for NAPI

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Date:	Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:28:09 +1000
From:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] napi_synchronize: waiting for NAPI


On Wed, 2007-10-17 at 13:26 -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> plain text document attachment (napi-synchronize.patch)
> Some drivers with shared NAPI need a synchronization barrier.
> Also suggested by Benjamin Herrenschmidt for EMAC.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>

Just saw this patch, sorry, missed it. Same as you sent me on another
reply, I still think it needs the smp barrier. Can you have a look at
the one I posted today ?

Cheers,
Ben.


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