netdev - Re: [PATCH V2] ibm_newemac: Fixes kernel crashes when speed of cable connected changes

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Date:	Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:14:30 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Stefan Roese <sr@...x.de>
CC:	linuxppc-dev@...abs.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	benh@...nel.crashing.org, Sathya Narayanan <sathyan@...mf1.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] ibm_newemac:  Fixes kernel crashes when speed of cable
 connected changes

Stefan Roese wrote:
> From: Sathya Narayanan <sathyan@...mf1.com>
> 
> The descriptor pointers were not initialized to NIL values, so it was
> poiniting to some random addresses which was completely invalid. This
> fix takes care of initializing the descriptor to NIL values and clearing
> the valid descriptors on clean ring operation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sathya Narayanan <sathyan@...mf1.com>
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Roese <sr@...x.de>
> ---
> Changed since V1:
> - Fixed off-by-one error in for loops
> 
>  drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c |    6 +++++-
>  1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

I didn't see any answers to ben h's questions?

Holding this patch, waiting for ben's ack...


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