netdev - Re: + e1000e-prevent-corruption-of-eeprom-nvm.patch added to -mmtree

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Date:	Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:24:32 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	zach@...are.com
Cc:	jesse.brandeburg@...el.com, chrisl@...are.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, arvidjaar@...l.ru,
	bruce.w.allan@...el.com, jeff@...zik.org,
	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com, john.ronciak@...el.com,
	peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com, pratap@...are.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, mm-commits@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: + e1000e-prevent-corruption-of-eeprom-nvm.patch added to
 -mmtree

From: Zachary Amsden <zach@...are.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:17:25 -0700

> Thus, the obvious answer to me is ... LOCK AROUND EEPROM READS AND
> WRITES now and figure out if there are deeper issues due to network
> layer and E1000 complexities later, but ELIMINATE THE CATASTROPHIC
> FAILURES ASAP.

I totally agree with Zach here.

The fact that we are still masterbating about this bug and a fix
isn't in the tree is absolutely rediculious.
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