netdev - Re: Probably a flaw in Linux rtl8139 driver FYI

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Message-ID: <528f811a0904182352h2b0db478rd2d4f2e5aa484ea0@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:52:43 +0800
From:	Tzungder Lin <tzungder@...il.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: Probably a flaw in Linux rtl8139 driver FYI

Dear Sirs,

Thank you very much.
I will follow it tonight as soon as possible.

Regards
  jonathan


On 4/19/09, Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com> wrote:
> Tzungder Lin a écrit :
> > Dear Eric,
> >
> > I agree with you at first.
> > But after I checked the driver code, I think tp->cur_rx has been set
> > to zero in rtl8139_init_ring() which has been executed before
> > rtl8139_hw_start().
> > So, it should be safe already.
> > Thanks for your advice still.
> > FYR
>
> Very good ! Could you formally post the patch with your Signoff,
> and make it applicable with "patch -p1" ?
>
> (Please read Documentation/SubmittingPatches if you need some info)
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
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