netdev - bad htb_{en,re}queue return codes causing corrupt data in drivers [was Re: bnx2

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Date:	Sat, 2 Aug 2008 14:28:22 +0200
From:	Josip Rodin <joy@...uzijast.net>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: bad htb_{en,re}queue return codes causing corrupt data in drivers [was Re: bnx2_poll panicking kernel]

On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 02:44:07PM -0700, David Miller wrote:
> From: Josip Rodin <joy@...uzijast.net>
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:30:58 +0200
> 
> > It looks like the patch fixed my issues - no relevant printk's appeared
> > since I've applied it, so apparently there is no more cloned skb splitting
> > or corrupted data getting to bnx2.
> > 
> > I used the latest variant, from Jarek's mail
> > <20080714212223.GA4849@....dom.local>, on the 2.6.25.6 kernel.
> > 
> > Thanks all!
> > 
> > (Now if only someone could make sure this propagates into the stable kernel
> > branches, since those were pretty nasty crashes...)
> 
> We will make sure the fix propagates in some form, thanks for testing.

Hi again, sorry to bother you, but it's been a few weeks now and I can't
seem see that fix in any of stable/linux-2.6.2[56].y.git, davem/net-2.6.git,
sfr/linux-next.git, so I just wanted to check that it hasn't fallen through
the cracks :)

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