netdev - Re: [BUG] oops in net_rx_action on 64-bit powerpc

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Message-ID: <4902B1D8.8070800@nortel.com>
Date:	Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:42:48 -0600
From:	"Chris Friesen" <cfriesen@...tel.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	jesse.brandeburg@...el.com, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, romieu@...zoreil.com
Subject: Re: [BUG] oops in net_rx_action on 64-bit powerpc

David Miller wrote:
> From: "Chris Friesen" <cfriesen@...tel.com>
> Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:39:00 -0600
> 
>> So...it would appear that the NAPI code is somehow buggy, and
>> 6ba33ac should probably be reverted until the problem is found and
>> fixed.
> 
> No I think the problem is simple enough that someone should study the
> ->poll() routine quickly and audit it's return values.

Assuming that amd8111e_rx_poll() is the proper routine, there is only one exit 
point, and it returns "num_rx_pkt".  This variable is initialized to zero and 
increments for each packet sent up the stack.

Chris
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