netdev - Re: kernel panics with net_rx_action on kernels >2.6.26

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Message-Id: <20081216.012247.267028680.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:22:47 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jarkao2@...il.com
Cc:	alexander.huemer@....ac.at, linux-net@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: kernel panics with net_rx_action on kernels >2.6.26

From: Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:35:21 +0000

> Could you try this patch, please?
 ...
> @@ -1503,6 +1503,11 @@ static int __netdev_rx(struct net_device *dev, int *quota)
>  		desc->status = 0;
>  		np->rx_done = (np->rx_done + 1) % DONE_Q_SIZE;
>  	}
> +
> +	if (*quota == 0) {	/* out of rx quota */
> +		retcode = 1;
> +		goto out;
> +	}
>  	writew(np->rx_done, np->base + CompletionQConsumerIdx);
>  
>   out:

Jarek this looks good and it looks to be tested as well.

Could you formally submit this?

Thanks.
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