netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/1] smsc9420: fix interrupt signalling test failures

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Date:	Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:29:23 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	steve.glendinning@...c.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, ian.saturley@...c.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] smsc9420: fix interrupt signalling test failures

From: Steve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@...c.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:39:23 +0000

> smsc9420 performs an interrupt signalling test when the interface is
> brought up.  The current code mistakenly sets its test flag to false
> AFTER enabling the software interrupt source, making failure quite
> likely.
> 
> This patch changes the code to set the test flag BEFORE enabling
> interrupts. I've also removed an smp_wmb because the following spinlock
> provides an implicit memory barrier.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Steve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@...c.com>

Applied, thanks Steve.
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