netdev - Re: [PATCH]skge napi->poll() locking bug

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Message-Id: <20080323.031943.23771660.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:19:43 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	mitov@...p.bas.bg
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, shemminger@...ux-foundation.org,
	jgarzik@...ox.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH]skge napi->poll() locking bug

From: Marin Mitov <mitov@...p.bas.bg>
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:20:09 +0200

Please send networking things at least CC:'d to netdev
as many networking developers do not subscribe to
linux-kernel

> According to: Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt:
> 
> <cite>
> napi->poll:
> ..........
> 	Context: softirq
> 	         will be called with interrupts disabled by netconsole.
> </cite>
> 
> napi->poll() could be called either with interrupts enabled 
> (in softirq context) or disabled (by netconsole), so the irq flag
> should be preserved.
> 
> Inspired by Ingo's resent forcedeth patch :-)
> 
> Regards
> 
> Marin Mitov
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marin Mitov <mitov@...p.bas.bg>

Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
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