netdev - Re: [PATCH] Fix a race between sky2_down and sky2

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Date:	Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:29:50 +0900
From:	Mike McCormack <mikem@...g3k.org>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix a race between sky2_down and sky2_poll.

Stephen Hemminger wrote:

>> -	/* Make sure no packets are pending */
>> -	napi_synchronize(&hw->napi);

> Down is also used during suspend/resume and changing MTU so this needs
> more inspection.

Could it be that the real problem is with the non-SMP case for 
napi_synchronize()?  The comment in include/linux/netdevice.h claims 
that napi_synchronize() "Waits till any outstanding processing 
completes..." but the implementation for non-SMP is just a barrier()...

Mike

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