netdev - Re: [BUG PATCH NET-NEXT-2.6] kernel panic in dev_hard_start_xmit: remove faulty software TX time stamping

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Date:	Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:37:33 -0800
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	Patrick Ohly <patrick.ohly@...el.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Tantilov, Emil S" <emil.s.tantilov@...el.com>,
	"Ronciak, John" <john.ronciak@...el.com>,
	"Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [BUG PATCH NET-NEXT-2.6] kernel panic in dev_hard_start_xmit: 
	remove faulty software TX time stamping

On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 1:28 AM, Patrick Ohly <patrick.ohly@...el.com> wrote:
> The current implementation of the TX software time stamping fallback is
> faulty because it accesses the skb after ndo_start_xmit() returns
> successfully. This patch removes the fallback, which fixes kernel panics
> seen during stress tests. Hardware time stamping is not affected by this
> removal.
>
> Signed-Off: Patrick Ohly <patrick.ohly@...el.com>
> Signed-Off: Emil Tantilov <emil.s.tantilov@...el.com>
>

Acked-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>

-- 
Cheers,
Jeff
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